SPANXA1

protein-coding

sperm protein associated with the nucleus, X-linked, family member A1, the group of SPANX family

Gene summary

Temporally regulated transcription and translation of several testis-specific genes is required to initiate the series of molecular and morphological changes in the male germ cell lineage necessary for the formation of mature spermatozoa. This gene is a member of the SPANX family of cancer/testis-associated genes, which are located in a cluster on chromosome X. The SPANX genes encode differentially expressed testis-specific proteins that localize to various subcellular compartments. This particular gene maps to chromosome X in a head-to-head orientation with SPANX family member A2, which appears to be a duplication of the A1 locus. The protein encoded by this gene targets to the nucleus where it associates with nuclear vacuoles and the redundant nuclear envelope. Based on its association with these poorly characterized regions of the sperm nucleus, this protein provides a biochemical marker to study unique structures in spermatazoa while attempting to further define its role in spermatogenesis. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Previous symbols:
  • SPANX

MANE transcript

NM_013453.3

Inheritance

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ClinVar variants

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Top phenotype

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Max pathogenic AF

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Genomic locus

chrX:141,583,674-141,584,738

External References & Databases

Transcript & Mutation Effects

hg38 • Region Span ~1.1 kb
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GenCC Phenotypes & Disease Associations

Curated gene-disease validity assertions and inheritance patterns

No GenCC data available for this gene.

ClinVar Associated Diseases & Phenotypes

Reported disease conditions connected to SPANXA1 variants in ClinVar

0 Conditions Cataloged

No annotated ClinVar phenotypes.

ClinVar Variants & Pathogenicity by Type

Statistics based on transcript . Only rare variants are included.

We include only reliable ClinVar variants with their consequences to MANE Select, MANE Plus Clinical transcripts, or transcripts with TSL equal to 1. Click a count to filter the variants table below.

Slight differences between displayed counts and ClinVar may occur due to a different transcript/consequence chosen by our variant effect predictor, or because we classify Benign/Likely benign as Likely benign and Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic as Likely pathogenic.

EffectPLPVUSLBBSum
synonymous
0
missense
0
nonsense
0
start loss
0
frameshift
0
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
0
Total000000
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Transcript Catalog

Annotated transcript isoforms across RefSeq and Ensembl databases

Showing 2 of 2 transcripts
Transcript IDSourceProtein IDCoding ExonsMANE Status
NM_013453.3RefSeqNP_038481.22MANE Select
ENST00000370519.4EnsemblENSP00000359550.32MANE Select

Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations & Pathways

Biological processes, molecular functions, cellular components and pathways

Biological Process

  • spermatogenesis

Molecular Function

  • protein binding

Cellular Component

  • nucleus
  • cytoplasm

dbNSFP Gene Annotations

Source: dbNSFP

Essentials

Essential (CRISPR)
E
Essential (gene trap)
N
Indispensability pred.
N
Indispensability score
0.0106
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