Spa17 sperm autoantigenic protein 17 [ Mus musculus (house mouse) ]
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 20686)
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 20686)
Symbol: Spa17
Full name: sperm autoantigenic protein 17
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Mus musculus
Also known as: Sp17
Summary: Predicted to enable calmodulin binding activity. Predicted to act upstream of or within binding activity of sperm to zona pellucida. Located in cytoplasm; external side of plasma membrane; and sperm flagellum. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; gonad; heart; hemolymphoid system gland; and lung. Orthologous to human SPA17 (sperm autoantigenic protein 17). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Expression: Biased expression in testis adult (RPKM 108.0) and CNS E11.5 (RPKM 4.0)
Orthologs: human
Gene size: 10607bp
Exon count: 5