testis-specific Y-encoded protein 3 (TSPY3)

Function

• may be involved in sperm differentiation & proliferation

Structure

• belongs to the nucleosome assembly protein (NAP) family

Compartment

• cytoplasm (putative)
• nucleus

Polymorphism

• maps to a tandemly repeated region on chromosome Yp11
• at least one copy is reported originating from Yq
• inter-individual variation in gene copy number, 20-60 copies per Y chromosome are expected
• 35 tandemly repeated gene copies on Yp11 originating from one individual

More general terms

• testis-specific protein
• Y chromosome protein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=100289
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=728137
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P0CV98.html