Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 151254
Gene name Catsper channel auxiliary subunit tau
Gene symbol CATSPERT
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
ALS2CR11C2CD6SPGF68
Chromosome 2
Chromosome location 2q33.1
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 25416956, 32296183
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IEA
GO:0005929 Component Cilium IEA
GO:0007283 Process Spermatogenesis ISS
GO:0016020 Component Membrane IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
619776 14438 ENSG00000155754
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q53TS8
Protein name Cation channel sperm-associated targeting subunit tau (CatSper-tau) (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2 chromosomal region candidate gene 11 protein) (C2 calcium-dependent domain-containing protein 6)
Protein function Auxiliary component of the CatSper complex, a complex involved in sperm cell hyperactivation. Sperm cell hyperactivation is needed for sperm motility which is essential late in the preparation of sperm for fertilization. Required for CatSper com
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF15729 ALS2CR11 84 502 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2 candidate 11 Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in testis (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:34998468}.
Sequence
Sequence length 623
Interactions View interactions
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
MALE INFERTILITY DUE TO GLOBOZOOSPERMIA Orphanet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
MALE INFERTILITY DUE TO ROUND-HEADED SPERMATOZOA Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Prostate cancer Uncertain significance ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
SPERMATOGENIC FAILURE 68 ClinVar, HPO
ClinVar, HPO
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Breast Carcinoma Breast Carcinoma GWASCAT_DG 29059683
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Breast Neoplasms Breast neoplasm Pubtator 25168388 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Colorectal Carcinoma Colorectal Cancer UNIPROT_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Teratozoospermia Teratozoospermia Pubtator 31985809 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only