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Spem2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Spem2
  • Name
    SPEM family member 2
  • Synonyms
    4933402P03Rik
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1918293
    NCBI Gene: 108803
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    5 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr11:69707392-69709291 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 11, 42.89 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    95 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1918293
protein coding gene Chr11:69707386-69709313 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200047230
protein coding gene Chr11:66653861-66655760 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195033029
protein coding gene Chr11:66680839-66682738 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220043327
protein coding gene Chr11:66788290-66790189 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180037143
protein coding gene Chr11:66749495-66751394 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175054365
protein coding gene Chr11:66699707-66701606 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215053659
protein coding gene Chr11:66476752-66478651 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0016593
protein coding gene Chr11:64559895-64561786 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005053567
protein coding gene Chr11:66241097-66242993 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210054308
protein coding gene Chr11:66553787-66555686 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185055782
protein coding gene Chr11:66754009-66755907 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205030861
protein coding gene Chr11:66646141-66648039 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000043574
protein coding gene Chr11:67152432-67154330 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230052685
protein coding gene Chr11:67864215-67866114 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190053674
protein coding gene Chr11:66783717-66785616 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225047481
protein coding gene Chr11:70046305-70048204 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010041754
protein coding gene Chr11:66667878-66669776 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010045542
protein coding gene Chr11:67398813-67400710 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005043003
protein coding gene Chr11:66683266-66685165 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    SPEM2, SPEM family member 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    SPEM2, SPEM family member 2
  • Synonyms
    C17orf74
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 201243
    UniProt: Q0P670

  • Chr Location
    17p13.1; chr17:7425616-7427568 (+)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    24 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    11 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

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Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele show male sterility, teratozoospermia, oligozoospermia, asthenozoospermia, impaired fertilization, and multiple abnormalities in spermiogenesis, including abnormal acrosome biogenesis, failure of excess cytoplasm shedding, and impaired sperm individualization.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

No experimental evidence to support Molecular Function annotation, following literature review. See J:73796.
Biological Process

No experimental evidence to support Biological Process annotation, following literature review. See J:73796.
Cellular Component

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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
  • cDNA Data
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000044084 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 1900 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000056941 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1640 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000051204 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 503 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 7
      cDNA 7

      Microarray probesets 2
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:5906010
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 30
      Gene Ontology 1
      Phenotypes 11
    • Earliest
      J:137335 Roderick TH, Chromosomal inversions in studies of mammalian mutagenesis. Genetics. 1979 May;92(1 Pt 1 Suppl):s121-6
    • Latest
      J:354200 Li C, et al., Spem2, a novel testis-enriched gene, is required for spermiogenesis and fertilization in mice. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2024 Feb 29;81(1):108

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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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    last database update
    09/08/2026
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory