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Spata20 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Spata20
  • Name
    spermatogenesis associated 20
  • Synonyms
    Tisp78
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2183449
    NCBI Gene: 217116
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    6 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr11:94369730-94376136 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 11, 58.90 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    226 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2183449
 protein coding gene Chr11:94369730-94377005 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200019015
 protein coding gene Chr11:91618504-91624935 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195007713
 protein coding gene Chr11:91350180-91356617 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220011729
 protein coding gene Chr11:91602619-91609056 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180011240
 protein coding gene Chr11:91587727-91594158 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175030224
 protein coding gene Chr11:91609751-91616188 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215016509
 protein coding gene Chr11:91184326-91190773 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0016981
 protein coding gene Chr11:90206322-90213570 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005015424
 protein coding gene Chr11:91045224-91051653 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210036586
 protein coding gene Chr11:91313288-91319725 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185051673
 protein coding gene Chr11:91634149-91640594 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205019115
 protein coding gene Chr11:91525521-91531959 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000053864
 protein coding gene Chr11:91981061-91987498 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230044210
 protein coding gene Chr11:92701778-92708208 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190051560
 protein coding gene Chr11:91681503-91687935 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225049138
 protein coding gene Chr11:94741917-94748361 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010032675
 protein coding gene Chr11:91514319-91520759 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010025921
 protein coding gene Chr11:92021286-92027761 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005006811
 protein coding gene Chr11:91463962-91470392 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    SPATA20, spermatogenesis associated 20
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    SPATA20, spermatogenesis associated 20
  • Synonyms
    HEL-S-98, SSP411, Tisp78
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 64847
    UniProt: Q8TB22

  • Chr Location
    17q21.33; chr17:50543058-50556481 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Spata20 mouse models

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    2 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    14 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    13 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit male infertility, small testes, severe oligoasthenoteratozoospermia, and abnormal manchette morphology during spermiogenesis resulting in impaired sperm head formation.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    3
  • GO References
    3
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    597
  • cDNA Data
    14
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 217116 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 6407 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_144827 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2606 Not Specified  
    polypeptide Q80YT5 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 790 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      2 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000015486 spermatogenesis-associated protein 20
      (term hierarchy)
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR012341 Six-hairpin glycosidase-like superfamily
      IPR008928 Six-hairpin glycosidase superfamily
      IPR024705 Spermatogenesis-associated protein 20
      IPR004879 Spermatogenesis-associated protein 20-like, TRX domain
      IPR036249 Thioredoxin-like superfamily
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 14
      cDNA 14

      Microarray probesets 2
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 30
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 3
      Phenotypes 13
    • Earliest
      J:56548 Zheng B, et al., Engineering a mouse balancer chromosome. Nat Genet. 1999 Aug;22(4):375-8
    • Latest
      J:262160 Liu M, et al., Disruption of Ssp411 causes impaired sperm head formation and male sterility in mice. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2018 Mar;1862(3):660-668
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    Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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    09/01/2026
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