CatSper3

cation channel, sperm associated 3
Identifiers
SymbolCATSPER3
External IDsOMIM: 609120 MGI: 1924106 HomoloGene: 12658 IUPHAR: 390 GeneCards: CATSPER3 Gene
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez34773276856
EnsemblENSG00000152705ENSMUSG00000021499
UniProtQ86XQ3Q80W99
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_178019NM_029772
RefSeq (protein)NP_821138NP_084048
Location (UCSC)Chr 5:
134.33 – 134.38 Mb
Chr 13:
55.89 – 55.91 Mb
PubMed search

CatSper3, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the CATSPER3 gene.[1][2][3][4] CatSper3 is a member of the cation channels of sperm family of proteins. The four proteins in this family together form a Ca2+-permeant ion channel specific essential for the correct function of sperm cells.[5]

References

  1. Arias JM, Murbartián J, Perez-Reyes E (March 2003). "Cloning of a novel one-repeat calcium channel-like gene". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 303 (1): 31–6. doi:10.1016/S0006-291X(03)00276-6. PMID 12646162. Vancouver style error (help)
  2. Lobley A, Pierron V, Reynolds L, Allen L, Michalovich D (August 2003). "Identification of human and mouse CatSper3 and CatSper4 genes: Characterisation of a common interaction domain and evidence for expression in testis". Reprod. Biol. Endocrinol. 1: 53. doi:10.1186/1477-7827-1-53. PMC 184451. PMID 12932298.
  3. Qi H, Moran MM, Navarro B, Chong JA, Krapivinsky G, Krapivinsky L et al. (January 2007). "All four CatSper ion channel proteins are required for male fertility and sperm cell hyperactivated motility". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 104 (4): 1219–23. doi:10.1073/pnas.0610286104. PMC 1770895. PMID 17227845.
  4. Clapham DE, Garbers DL (December 2005). "International Union of Pharmacology. L. Nomenclature and structure-function relationships of CatSper and two-pore channels". Pharmacol. Rev. 57 (4): 451–4. doi:10.1124/pr.57.4.7. PMID 16382101.