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Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 57119
Gene name Epididymal peptidase inhibitor
Gene symbol EPPIN
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CT71CT72SPINLW1WAP7WFDC7dJ461P17.2
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
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT029867 hsa-miR-26b-5p Microarray 19088304
MIRT642639 hsa-miR-141-5p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT642637 hsa-miR-3183 HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT642636 hsa-miR-4723-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT642635 hsa-miR-6769b-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
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:0001669 Component Acrosomal vesicle IEA
GO:0004867 Function Serine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 15590901, 17567961, 19889947
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region IEA
GO:0005615 Component Extracellular space IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
609031 15932 ENSG00000101448
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
O95925
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
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00014 Kunitz_BPTI 76 → 128 Kunitz/Bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor domain Domain
PF00095 WAP 29 → 72 Domain
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
Sequence length 133
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Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
Reactome Pathway
Antimicrobial peptides