Symbol
| SPACA1
| contributors: mct - updated : 30-08-2022
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HGNC name
| sperm acrosome associated 1
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HGNC id
| 14967
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corresponding disease(s)
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SPGF74
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Other morbid association(s)
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Type | Gene Modification | Chromosome rearrangement | Protein expression | Protein Function
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constitutional
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| --low
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in patients with globozoospermia | constitutional
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| loss of function
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disruption of SPACA1 led to the disappearance of the nuclear plate, a dense lining of the nuclear envelope facing the inner acrosomal membrane | |
Variant & Polymorphism
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Candidate gene
Marker
Therapy target
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| Spaca1 gene-disrupted mice have abnormally shaped sperm heads that resemble those of human globozoospermia |