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Facts about Phospholipid-transporting ATPase IK.
May be responsible for the maintenance of asymmetric distribution of phosphatidylserine (PS) in spermatozoa membranes. Involved in acrosome reactions and binding of spermatozoa to zona pellucida.
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Gene Name: | Atp8b3 |
Uniprot: | Q6UQ17 |
Entrez: | 67331 |
Belongs to: |
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cation transport ATPase (P-type) (TC 3.A.3) family |
Phospholipid-transporting ATPase IK
Mass (kDA):
151.955 kDA
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Location: | 10|10 C1 |
Sequence: | 10; |
Expressed in testis, specifically in spermatids within seminiferous tubules (at protein level).
PMID: 14975727 by Wang L., et al. A novel aminophospholipid transporter exclusively expressed in spermatozoa is required for membrane lipid asymmetry and normal fertilization.
PMID: 19017724 by Gong E.Y., et al. Expression of Atp8b3 in murine testis and its characterization as a testis specific P-type ATPase.