Gene Information
Gene NameTESMIN
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length508
Protein NamesTesmin (Metallothionein-like 5, testis-specific) (Testis-specific metallothionein-like protein)
Target Namemetallothionein
Target TypeNA
Gene Age424 ( ENSG00000132749 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9Y4I5
Gene CardTESMIN
Uniprot IDQ9Y4I5
PfamPF03638
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.135263344)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TESMIN ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ TESMIN ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TESMIN ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Tesmin ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TESMIN ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Tesmin ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ TESMIN ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsLIN54
ParalogsLIN54
Tissuetestis
Tissue SpecificityExpressed specifically in testis.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs12365708  rs35773957 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9WTJ6}. Nucleus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9WTJ6}. Note=Predominantly localized to the cytoplasm. Translocates from the cytoplasm to the nucleus in the G2/M transition upon treatment with cadmium, cobalt or zinc. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9WTJ6}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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