PATE-like protein B; PATE-B (PATE4)

Function

• may modulate the function of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
• may enhance sperm motility

Structure

• belongs to the PATE family
• contains 1 UPAR/Ly6 domain

Compartment

• secreted (putative)
• acrosome

Expression

• specifically expressed in prostate, testis & spinal cord
• present in the acrosomal region of sperm cells
• present in apical epithelial cells of prostatic duct

More general terms

• prostate & testis expressed protein (PATE, PATE1)

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P0C8F1.html