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Facts about Cystatin-8.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | CST8 |
Uniprot: | O60676 |
Entrez: | 10047 |
Belongs to: |
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cystatin family |
CRESCystatin-related epididymal spermatogenic protein; cystatin 8 (cystatin-related epididymal specific); cystatin-8; cystatin-related epididymal-specific
Mass (kDA):
16.275 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 20p11.21 |
Sequence: | 20; NC_000020.11 (23491077..23507124) |
Proximal caput region of the epididymis. Lower expression in the testis. Within the testis it is localized to the elongating spermatids, whereas within the epididymis it is exclusively synthesized by the proximal caput epithelium.
Secreted.
PMID: 7619504 by Cornwall G.A., et al. Transient appearance of CRES protein during spermatogenesis and caput epididymal sperm maturation.