Biology:TSPY1

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Testis-specific Y-encoded protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TSPY1 gene.[1]

The protein encoded by this gene is found only in testicular tissue and may be involved in spermatogenesis. Approximately 35 copies of this gene are present in humans, but only a single, nonfunctional orthologous gene is found in mice. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[2] The protein is strongly overexpressed in gonadoblastoma.[3]

See also

  • TSPYL1: TSPY1 like protein

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