Gene Information
Gene NameHLC6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1321
Protein NamesC-Jun-amino-terminal kinase-interacting protein 4 (JIP-4) (JNK-interacting protein 4) (Cancer/testis antigen 89) (CT89) (Human lung cancer oncogene 6 protein) (HLC-6) (JNK-associated leucine-zipper protein) (JLP) (Mitogen-activated protein kinase 8-interacting protein 4) (Proliferation-inducing protein 6) (Protein highly expressed in testis) (PHET) (Sperm surface protein) (Sperm-associated antigen 9) (Sperm-specific protein) (Sunday driver 1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBO60271
Gene CardSPAG9
Uniprot IDO60271
PfamPF16471; PF09744
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed only in testis on the round spermatids of stage I, II and II. Absent in spermatogonia and spermatocyte. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9480848}.;
[Isoform 4]: Expressed in testis and in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16112646}.;
[Isoform 3]: Expressed in testis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14662895}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2W83  (X-ray  1.93A 
DBSNP rs9896965 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q58A65}. Cytoplasm, perinuclear region {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q58A65}. Lysosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29146937}. Note=Perinuclear distribution in response to stress signals such as UV radiation. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q58A65}.;
[Isoform 5]: Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle, acrosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15693750}. Note=Associated with the plasma membrane of the acrosomal compartment and also localizes in the acrosome matrix. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15693750}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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