Gene Information
Gene NameCATSPERE
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length951
Protein NamesCation channel sperm-associated auxiliary subunit epsilon (CatSper-epsilon) (CatSperepsilon)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000179397 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ5SY80
Gene CardCATSPERE
Uniprot IDQ5SY80
PfamPF15020
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.29938552)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CATSPERE ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CATSPERE ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CATSPERE ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Catspere1 ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Catspere2 ( ortholog_one2many )
Pig_ CATSPERE ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ AABR07021863.1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CATSPERE ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
Tissuetestis
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs58602830  rs11586356 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell projection, cilium, flagellum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28226241};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Note=Specifically located in the principal piece of sperm tail. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28226241}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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