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Cation Channel Sperm-Associated Protein Subunit Zeta
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Cation channel sperm-associated protein subunit zeta (200 aa, ~23 kDa) is encoded by the human CATSPERZ gene. This protein is involved in sperm capacitation. [ ]
Term info
Label
Cation Channel Sperm-Associated Protein Subunit Zeta
Synonyms
- CATSPERZ
- CatSper-Zeta
- CatSperzeta
- Cation Channel Sperm-Associated Protein Subunit Zeta
- Hypothetical Protein LOC25858
- Testis-Expressed Protein 40
- Testis-Expressed Sequence 40 Protein
- Uncharacterized Protein C11orf20
DesignNote
Cation channel sperm-associated protein subunit zeta is an auxillary subunit of the CatSper complex. The CatSper complex, a sperm-specific voltage-gated calcium channel, plays a role in modulating intracellular calcium ion concentration and sperm cell hyperactivation. (UniProt and GO)
OMIM Number
617511
Preferred Name
Cation Channel Sperm-Associated Protein Subunit Zeta
Semantic Type
Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein
Swiss Prot
Q9NTU4
UMLS CUI
C3640104
code
C101397
Term relations
Subclass of:
- Regulatory Protein
- Gene_Product_Has_Chemical_Classification some Protein Complex Subunit
- Gene_Product_Plays_Role_In_Biological_Process some Cell Motility
- Gene_Product_Plays_Role_In_Biological_Process some Spermatogenesis
- Gene_Product_Expressed_In_Tissue some Testis
- Gene_Product_Encoded_By_Gene some CATSPERZ Gene
- Gene_Product_Has_Associated_Anatomy some Cytoplasm