Gene Symbol |
PKDREJ
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Entrez Gene |
10343
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Alt Symbol |
-
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Species |
Human
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Gene Type |
protein-coding
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Description |
polycystin (PKD) family receptor for egg jelly
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Other Description |
PKD and REJ homolog|polycystic kidney disease (polycystin) and REJ homolog (sperm receptor for egg jelly homolog, sea urchin)|polycystic kidney disease and receptor for egg jelly-related protein
|
Swissprots |
Q9NTG1 O95850 B1AJY3
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Accessions |
ABR22603 EAW73411 Q9NTG1 AF116458 AAD18021 AL137288 CAB70680 BC027601 NM_006071 NP_006062
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Function |
May have a central role in fertilization. May generate a Ca(2+) transporting channel directly involved in initiating the acrosome reaction of the sperm.
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Subcellular Location |
Membrane {ECO:0000305}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.
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Tissue Specificity |
Exclusively expressed in testis.
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