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Symbol SPINK2 contributors: mct/npt - updated : 24-08-2022
HGNC name serine peptidase inhibitor, Kazal type 2 (acrosin-trypsin inhibitor)
HGNC id 11245
Corresponding disease
SPGF29 spermatogenic failure 29
Location 4q12      Physical location : 57.676.033 - 57.687.893
Synonym name
  • acrosin-trypsin inhibitor
  • epididymis tissue protein Li 172
  • Synonym symbol(s) HUSI-II
    DNA
    TYPE functioning gene
    STRUCTURE 12.01 kb     4 Exon(s)
    10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study
    MAPPING cloned Y linked N status provisional
    Map pter - D4S1619 - SPINK2 - D4S1600 - D4S2987 - D4S416 - D4S409 - D4S392 - cen
    Authors Gene Map (98)
    RNA
    TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
    identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
    ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
    4 - 722 - 134 - 2019 31391482
    4 - 572 - 84 - 2019 31391482
    4 - 637 - 88 - 2019 31391482
    4 - 677 - 119 - 2019 31391482
    2 - 568 - 134 - 2019 31391482
    3 - 682 - 103 - 2019 31391482
    EXPRESSION
    Type restricted
       expressed in (based on citations)
    organ(s)
    SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Nervousbrain    
    Reproductivemale systemprostate   
     male systemtestis  highly Homo sapiens
    cell lineage
    cell lines
    fluid/secretion
    at STAGE
    PROTEIN
    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    STRUCTURE
    motifs/domains
    HOMOLOGY
    Homologene
    FAMILY
    CATEGORY storage
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION extracellular
        intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,cytosolic,vesicle
    basic FUNCTION
  • inhibitor from seminal plasma that may therefore be seen as the natural antagonist of the sperm protease acrosin
  • can serve as a scaffold to generate therapeutic molecules against target proteins with groove structures
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • RARRES1 interacts with SPINK2 in NT2/D1 testicular carcinoma cells and interaction between TIG1 and SPINK2 plays an important role in the inhibition of testicular cancer cell EMT
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s) SPGF29
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    tumoral     --over  
    in acute myeloid leukemia
    tumoral     --low  
    in testicular cancer tissues
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene for celiac disease susceptibility
    Marker
  • could be a biomarker for diagnosis and prognosis of AML
  • Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS