Gene Symbol |
TEKT2
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Entrez Gene |
27285
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Alt Symbol |
TEKTB1, TEKTIN-T, h-tektin-t
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Species |
Human
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Gene Type |
protein-coding
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Description |
tektin 2 (testicular)
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Other Description |
tektin-2|tektin-B1|testicular tektin B1-like protein
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Swissprots |
O60638 Q9UIF3 A6NIS6
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Accessions |
CCQ43439 EAX07391 EAX07392 Q9UIF3 AB033823 BAA89350 AF054910 AAC09343 AK313610 BAG36373 BC022005 BC035620 AAH35620 DQ892042 ABM82968 DQ892058 ABM82984 DQ895234 ABM86160 XM_005270753 XP_005270810 XM_011541258 XP_011539560 NM_014466 NP_055281
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Function |
Structural component of ciliary and flagellar microtubules. Plays a key role in the assembly or attachment of the inner dynein arm to microtubules in sperm flagella and tracheal cilia. Forms filamentous polymers in the walls of ciliary and flagellar microtubules (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
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Subcellular Location |
Cell projection, cilium, flagellum. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, cilium axoneme. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, flagellum axoneme. Note=In sperm, observed in a discontinuous punctate pattern in the flagellum and in the postacrosomal head region.
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Tissue Specificity |
Expressed at high levels in testis, trachea and fetal lung, and at lower levels in ovary, pituitary, adult lung, fetal brain and fetal kidney. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11751288}.
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