cystatin 8 (cystatin-related epididymal spermatogenic protein, CST8, CRES)

Function

• performs a specialized role during sperm development & maturation

Structure

belongs to the cystatin family

Compartment

secreted

Expression

• proximal caput region of the epididymis
• lower expression in the testis
• within the testis, localized to elongating spermatids
• within the epididymis, synthesized by the proximal caput epithelium

More general terms

• cystatin

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O60676.html
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:1004
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/608683
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=10047