Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 56154
Gene name Testis expressed 15, meiosis and synapsis associated
Gene symbol TEX15
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CT42SPGF25
Chromosome 8
Chromosome location 8p12
Summary This gene encodes a protein that is required for DNA double-strand break repair, chromosome synapsis, and meiotic recombination in spermatocytes. Male mice with a knockout of the orthologous gene are viable but sterile. Loss-of-function mutations in the o
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT021099 hsa-miR-186-5p Sequencing 20371350
MIRT031507 hsa-miR-16-5p Sequencing 20371350
MIRT1419190 hsa-miR-1276 CLIP-seq
MIRT1419191 hsa-miR-1343 CLIP-seq
MIRT1419192 hsa-miR-137 CLIP-seq
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:0005634 Component Nucleus IBA
GO:0005634 Component Nucleus IEA
GO:0005634 Component Nucleus ISS
GO:0005737 Component Cytoplasm IEA
GO:0005737 Component Cytoplasm ISS
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
605795 11738 ENSG00000133863
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9BXT5
Protein name Testis-expressed protein 15 (Cancer/testis antigen 42) (CT42)
Protein function Required during spermatogenesis for normal chromosome synapsis and meiotic recombination in germ cells. Necessary for formation of DMC1 and RAD51 foci on meiotic chromosomes, suggesting a specific role in DNA double-stranded break repair (By sim
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF15326 TEX15 1535 1770 Family
PF15326 TEX15 1901 2115 Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in testis, predominantly in germ cells (PubMed:11279525, PubMed:26199321). Low expression, if any, in ovary (PubMed:11279525, PubMed:26199321). Also expressed in several cancers (PubMed:12704671). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11279525
Sequence
MPSDAKDSVNGDLLLNWTSLKNILSGLNASFPLHNNTGSSTVTTSKSIKDPRLMRREESM
GEQSSTAGLNEVLQFEKSSDNVNSEIKSTPSNSASSSEVVPGDCAVLTNGLDTPCFKTSV
NDSQSWAHNMGSEDYDCIPPNKVTMAGQCKDQGNFSFPISVSNVVSEVENQNHSEEKAQR
AQQESGNAYTKEYSSHIFQDSQSSDLKTIYQTGCQTSTVFPLKKKVSIDEYLQNTGKMKN
FADLEDSSKHEEKQTSWKEIDNDFTNETKISPIDNYIVLHQEYKESESHNSFGKSCDKIL
ITQELEITKSSTSTIKDKDELDHLALEWQITPSFESLSQKHPQHSVEYEGNIHTSLAIAQ
KLMELKLGKINQNYASIITEAFPKPKDIPQAKEMFIDTVISSYNIETAHDSSNCSITREH
ICVHRKNENEPVSLENIQRDYKETAYVEDRGQDHNLFCNSQLSNDIWLNVNFKKQTDREN
QNEAKENSASCVENNIENIYGDKKQDSHTNENFSNIDEKEDKNYHNIEILSSEEFSTKFN
LICREDNAVSAATALLESEEDTISAVKQKDTENTGRSVEHLASTTFPKTASSSVCVASNA
AIQIASATMPALSLNNDDHQIYQFKETCSSESPDFGLLVKHRVSDCEIDTDKNKSQESFH
QSINENLVLQSIELESEIEIELEDCDDAFIFQQDTHSHENMLCEEFVTSYKALKSRISWE
GLLALDNGEMEVLESTTGRENSDQHYSKESNYFYSSTQNNETELTSPILLPDLQIKITNI
FRPGFSPTADSLALKDSFCTHVTEATKPEINKEDGEILGFDIYSQPFGENADYPCEDKVD
NIRQESGPVSNSEISLSFDLSRNTDVNHTSENQNSESLFTEPSNVTTIDDGSRCFFTKSK
TDYNDTKNKKEVESRISKRKLHISSRDQNIPHKDLRRHKIYGRKRRLTSQDSSECFSSLS
QGRIKTFSQSEKHIKSVLNILSDEASLCKSKCLSRKLDKAVVHLKKAHRRVHTSLQLITK
VGEERKGPLPKSYAIICNNFWESCDLQGYSSVSQRKYYSTKHFSSKRKYDKRRKKRAPKA
DISKSLTHVSKHKSYKTSGEKKCLSRKSMASSVSKSHPTTSHMGEFCNQEHPESQLPVSS
TSQSTSQSVYYNSSVSNPSLSEEHQPFSGKTAYLFSPDHSDEKLIEKENQIDTAFLSSTS
KYEKLEKHSANHNVKDATKENSCDANEVINESNSVSLSCIKENINSSTGNDCDATCIGHT
KAKTDVLISVLDSNVKHFLNDLYQQGNLILSDCKRNLEVKWTDPIERPKQNIITGNFLMG
PLNLTLIASKKYSIPQLSAAAVTDSEGESSKSYLDKQRILTVDSFAASSTVPHCEQSCRE
KELLKTEQCSSGNCLHTDGNETNVTENYELDVASGTEEDKSYGENIVELSSSDSSLLLKD
NVKGSSSETCIVKKDTEDRITWKVKQAEKAKDSVYKRSMTEGSTVNTEYKNQKNQISEES
CLNEKIITTNLIDSHLSTKNTTTESVPLKNTVSNPLNKREKKGEIKVSKDSQSDLTLHSE
IAYISKPGILGVNHTPILPAHSETCKVPTLLKKPASYVSDFKEKHCSANHTALIANLSQI
LQRADEASSLQILQEETKVCLNILPLFVEAFERKQECSVEQILISRELLVDQNLWNNCKH
TLKPCAVDTLVELQMMMETIQFIENKKRHLEGEPTLRSLLWYDETLYAELLGKPRGFQQQ
SNFYPGFQGRLKYNAFCELQTYHDQLVELL
EETKREKNSYYVFLKYKRQVNECEAIMEHC
SDCFDFSLSVPFTCGVNFGDSLEDLEILRKSTLKLINVCGDSPKVHSYPGKQDHLWIIIE
MISSKVNFIKNNEAVRVKISLYGLEHIFFDAAKNLVWKERTQSFSKKYSQKKDEERLLRV
NKCAFSKLQKIYDTLSKDLNNEPISPIGLEEDTIIASRKSDHPINEATISIENSKFNSNL
LAHPDICCISEILDQAEFADLKKLQDLTLRCTDHLEILKKYFQMLQDNNMDNIFITEENV
LDVVINHSHEAIILKPEAIEMYIEIVMVSETIHFLKNSIAKKLDKQRFRGMLWFDLSLLP
ELVQCQEKMASFSFL
KDNSTDVCLWKVIETAVSELKKDLDIICKYNEAVNCSYAIHLLSR
ELQELSEIKKLLKKSKYFISTYIDFVPYIASINYGSTVTELEYNYNQFSTLLKNVMSAPR
KDLGKMAHIRKVMKTIEHMKMICTKNAELTISFFLCQMLYNRRKILQLKRKEKMNIHIVK
PGENNNKFSISTMLPPVSECINKNISNSSKKRPSTVDKCEDSQEQQQDTTVSSCKKLKVD
MKDVTKINREKATFKHPRTTGSHPKSENKIVPSSCDSLKRNHLTPKKVEMQRSLPGSLLP
LENPKDTCASKSESKIDLTVSSDHFSGQQENLNSMKKRNVNFSAAETKSDKKDCAAFAIC
DQKSVHGTFSPDHGTLLQKFLKNSPDPTQKSCLSDINPETDVSLVPDASVLSKPIFCFVK
DVHPDLEMNDTVFELQDNDIVNSSIKNSSCMTSPEPICIQNKIPTLQINKLQPTETESED
KYMKDTLNPNTVHTFGASGHITLNVNQGAEYSLSEQQNDKNSKVLMQNAATYWNELPQSA
CNPTYNSSEHLFGTSYPYSAWCVYQYSNSNGNAITQTYQGITSYEVQPSPSGLLTTVAST
AQGTHSNLLYSQYFTYFAGEPQANGFVPVNGYFQSQIPASNFRQPIFSQYASHQPLPQAT
YPYLPNRFVPPEVPWVYAPWHQESFHPGH
Sequence length 2789
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)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Non-obstructive azoospermia Pathogenic rs1351772557 RCV001648512
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Oligosynaptic infertility Pathogenic rs864309485 RCV000202575
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Spermatogenic failure 25 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs62000447, rs864309485, rs754041709, rs1244093431, rs752501149, rs141978088, rs2486836794, rs1224137237, rs1554492164, rs1554491783, rs763654373 RCV005399036
RCV000626476
RCV003149068
RCV003149070
RCV003149072
View all (6 more)
★★★★★
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
ATROPHIC MACULAR DEGENERATION GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
EBV-positive nodal T- and NK-cell lymphoma Likely benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
INSOMNIA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
MALE INFERTILITY WITH AZOOSPERMIA OR OLIGOZOOSPERMIA DUE TO SINGLE GENE MUTATION Disgenet, Orphanet
Disgenet, Orphanet
Disgenet, Orphanet
★★☆☆☆
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
Azoospermia Azoospermia Pubtator 29932616 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Azoospermia Azoospermia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Azoospermia, Nonobstructive Azoospermia BEFREE 28355598
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Breast Cancer, Familial Breast Cancer BEFREE 28386063
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Breast Carcinoma Breast Carcinoma BEFREE 28386063
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Breast Neoplasms Breast neoplasm Pubtator 28386063 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Male infertility with azoospermia or oligozoospermia due to single gene mutation Male infertility Orphanet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Malignant neoplasm of breast Breast Cancer BEFREE 28386063
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Malignant neoplasm of prostate Prostate cancer BEFREE 28730685
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Malignant Neoplasms Malignant Neoplasm BEFREE 28386063
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only