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Sperm-associated antigen 5

Sperm-associated antigen 5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SPAG5 gene.

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SPAG5
Identifiers
AliasesSPAG5, DEEPEST, MAP126, hMAP126, Sperm associated antigen 5
External IDsOMIM: 615562; MGI: 1927470; HomoloGene: 4718; GeneCards: SPAG5; OMA:SPAG5 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_006461

NM_017407

RefSeq (protein)

NP_006452

NP_059103

Location (UCSC)Chr 17: 28.58 – 28.6 MbChr 11: 78.19 – 78.21 Mb
PubMed search34
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Sperm-associated antigen 5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SPAG5 gene.56

This gene encodes a protein associated with the mitotic spindle apparatus. The encoded protein may be involved in the functional and dynamic regulation of mitotic spindles.6

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000076382Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000002055Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Chang MS, Huang CJ, Chen ML, Chen ST, Fan CC, Chu JM, Lin WC, Yang YC (Sep 2001). "Cloning and characterization of hMAP126, a new member of mitotic spindle-associated proteins". Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 287 (1): 116–21. doi:10.1006/bbrc.2001.5554. PMID 11549262.
  6. "Entrez Gene: SPAG5 sperm associated antigen 5".
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