SMCP

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SMCP
Identifiers
Aliases SMCP , HSMCSGEN1, MCS, MCSP, sperm mitochondria associated cysteine rich protein
External IDs OMIM: 601148; MGI: 96945; HomoloGene: 136205; GeneCards: SMCP; OMA:SMCP - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_030663

NM_008574

RefSeq (protein)

NP_109588

NP_032600

Location (UCSC) Chr 1: 152.88 – 152.89 Mb Chr 3: 92.49 – 92.5 Mb
PubMed search [3] [4]
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Sperm mitochondrial-associated cysteine-rich protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SMCP gene. [5] [6]

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Function

Sperm mitochondria differ in morphology and subcellular localization from those of somatic cells. They are elongated, flattened, and arranged circumferentially to form a helical coiled sheath in the midpiece of the sperm flagellum. The protein encoded by this gene localizes to the capsule associated with the mitochondrial outer membranes and is thought to function in the organization and stabilization of the helical structure of the sperm's mitochondrial sheath. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000163206 Ensembl, May 2017
  2. 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000074435 Ensembl, 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. Aho H, Schwemmer M, Tessman D, Murphy D, Mattei G, Engel W, Adham IM (Mar 1996). "Isolation, expression, and chromosomal localization of the human mitochondrial capsule selenoprotein gene (MCSP)". Genomics. 32 (2): 184–90. doi:10.1006/geno.1996.0104. PMID   8833144.
  6. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: SMCP sperm mitochondria-associated cysteine-rich protein".

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