testis-specific prion protein (Protein M8) (PRNT)

Compartment

secreted (putative)

Expression

specifically expressed in adult testis

Evolution

• this putative protein is only present in primates & not in other mammals

Notes

• could be the product of a pseudogene
• related to the prion family because it is found in the same genomic cluster as PRNP & PRND
• however, it does not share any sequence similarity with these 2 proteins

More general terms

• secreted protein
• glycoprotein

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:1498
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q86SH4.html