patched domain-containing protein 3 (Patched-related protein, PTCHD3, PTR)

Function

• may play a role in sperm development or sperm function

Structure

• belongs to the patched family
• contains 1 SSD (sterol-sensing) domain

Compartment

• membrane (putative)
• localizes to the midpiece of the sperm tail

Expression

• expressed in germ cells of the testis (at protein level)

More general terms

• glycoprotein
• membrane protein
• testis-specific protein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q3KNS1.html