EPPIN (epididymal peptidase inhibitor)
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Gene
Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
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| Entrez ID | 57119 |
| Gene name | Epididymal peptidase inhibitor |
| Gene symbol | EPPIN |
| Synonyms (NCBI Gene) |
CT71CT72SPINLW1WAP7WFDC7dJ461P17.2
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| Chromosome | 20 |
| Chromosome location | 20q13.12 |
| Summary | This gene encodes an epididymal protease inhibitor, which contains both kunitz-type and WAP-type four-disulfide core (WFDC) protease inhibitor consensus sequences. Most WFDC genes are localized to chromosome 20q12-q13 in two clusters: centromeric and telo |
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miRNA
miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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Gene ontology (GO)
Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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Other IDs
Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
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Protein
Protein information from UniProt database.
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UniProt ID
Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
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| Protein name | Eppin (Cancer/testis antigen 71) (CT71) (Epididymal protease inhibitor) (Protease inhibitor WAP7) (Serine protease inhibitor-like with Kunitz and WAP domains 1) (WAP four-disulfide core domain protein 7) | |||||||||||||||
| Protein function | Serine protease inhibitor that plays an essential role in male reproduction and fertility. Modulates the hydrolysis of SEMG1 by KLK3/PSA (a serine protease), provides antimicrobial protection for spermatozoa in the ejaculate coagulum, and binds | |||||||||||||||
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| Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: In testis, expressed and secreted by Sertoli cells, appearing on the surface of testicular and ejaculate spermatozoa. Expressed in the spermatogonia and the earliest preleptotene spermatocytes. In the epididymis, is expressed and secre | |||||||||||||||
| Sequence |
MGSSGLLSLLVLFVLLANVQGPGLTDWLFPRRCPKIREECEFQERDVCTKDRQCQDNKKC |
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| Sequence length | 133 | |||||||||||||||
| Interactions | View interactions | |||||||||||||||
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Pathways
Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
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Related Genes
Genes most often co-reported with EPPIN across shared curated disease and pathway associations.
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Diseases Linked via Similar Genes
Diseases curated for genes most similar to EPPIN (see Related Genes above), that are NOT already directly curated for EPPIN itself -- a lead worth checking, not a confirmed association.
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