calicin (CCIN)

Function

• possible morphogenetic cytoskeletal element in spermiogenic differentiation

Structure

• contains 1 BACK (BTB/kelch associated) domain
• contains 1 BTB/POZ domain
• contains 6 kelch repeats

Compartment

• cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, perinuclear theca, calyx
• sperm head cytoskeletal structure tightly associated with the nucleus

Expression

• testis
• not detectable or shows a drastically altered pattern of arrangement in the heads of malformed spermatozoa

More general terms

• cytoskeletal protein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=881
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:881
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/603960
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q13939.html