SPINK2 (serine peptidase inhibitor Kazal type 2)
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Entrez ID
Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
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6691 |
Gene name
Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
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Serine peptidase inhibitor Kazal type 2 |
Gene symbol
Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
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SPINK2 |
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
Gene synonyms aliases
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HUSI-II, SPGF29 |
Disease Acronyms (UniProt)
Disease acronyms from UniProt database
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SPGF29 |
Chromosome
Chromosome number
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4 |
Chromosome location
Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
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4q12 |
Summary
Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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This gene encodes a member of the family of serine protease inhibitors of the Kazal type (SPINK). The encoded protein acts as a trypsin and acrosin inhibitor in the genital tract and is localized in the spermatozoa. The protein has been associated with th |
SNPs
SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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miRNA
miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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Gene ontology (GO)
Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
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Other IDs
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Protein | |||||||||||
UniProt ID | P20155 | ||||||||||
Protein name | Serine protease inhibitor Kazal-type 2 (Acrosin-trypsin inhibitor) (Epididymis tissue protein Li 172) (HUSI-II) | ||||||||||
Protein function | As a strong inhibitor of acrosin, it is required for normal spermiogenesis. It probably hinders premature activation of proacrosin and other proteases, thus preventing the cascade of events leading to spermiogenesis defects (PubMed:28554943). Ma | ||||||||||
PDB | 2JXD , 6KBR | ||||||||||
Family and domains |
Pfam
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Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in epididymis (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20736409}. | ||||||||||
Sequence |
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Sequence length | 84 | ||||||||||
Interactions | View interactions |
Associated diseases
Disease information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
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