DAZ associated protein 1

DAZ associated protein 1

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Available structures
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Identifiers
SymbolsDAZAP1 ; MGC19907
External IDsOMIM: 607430 MGI: 1917498 HomoloGene: 137331 GeneCards: DAZAP1 Gene
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez2652870248
EnsemblENSG00000071626ENSMUSG00000069565
UniProtQ96EP5Q9JII5
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_018959NM_001122604
RefSeq (protein)NP_061832NP_001116076
Location (UCSC)Chr 19:
1.41 – 1.44 Mb
Chr 10:
80.26 – 80.29 Mb
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DAZ-associated protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DAZAP1 gene.[1][2]

Function

In mammals, the Y chromosome directs the development of the testes and plays an important role in spermatogenesis. A high percentage of infertile men have deletions that map to regions of the Y chromosome. The DAZ1 (Deleted in Azoospermia) gene cluster maps to the AZFc region of the Y chromosome and is deleted in many azoospermic and severely oligospermic men. It is thought that the DAZ gene cluster arose from the transposition, amplification, and pruning of the ancestral autosomal gene DAZL also involved in germ cell development and gametogenesis. This gene encodes an RNA-binding protein with two RNP motifs that was originally identified by its interaction with the infertility factors DAZ and DAZL. Two isoforms are encoded by transcript variants of this gene.[2]

Interactions

DAZ associated protein 1 has been shown to interact with DAZ1.[3]

References

  1. Tsui S, Dai T, Roettger S, Schempp W, Salido EC, Yen PH (August 2000). "Identification of two novel proteins that interact with germ-cell-specific RNA-binding proteins DAZ and DAZL1". Genomics 65 (3): 266–73. doi:10.1006/geno.2000.6169. PMID 10857750.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: DAZAP1 DAZ associated protein 1".
  3. Tsui S, Dai T, Roettger S, Schempp W, Salido EC, Yen PH (May 2000). "Identification of two novel proteins that interact with germ-cell-specific RNA-binding proteins DAZ and DAZL1". Genomics 65 (3): 266–73. doi:10.1006/geno.2000.6169. PMID 10857750.

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