SPEM3
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Summary
SPEM3 (SPEM family member 3, HGNC:53651) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 17p13.1, encoding Uncharacterized protein SPEM3 (A0A1B0GUW6).
Predicted to be involved in flagellated sperm motility and sperm individualization. Predicted to be located in membrane. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm.
Source: NCBI Gene 107983988 — RefSeq curated summary.
At a glance
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_001364708
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:53651 |
| Approved symbol | SPEM3 |
| Name | SPEM family member 3 |
| Location | 17p13.1 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000283439 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| Entrez | 107983988 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 2 — 2 protein_coding
ENST00000636696, ENST00000651079
RefSeq mRNA: 2 — MANE Select: NM_001364708
NM_001364672, NM_001364708
CCDS: CCDS92248
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000636696 — 3 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00003797191 | 7428857 | 7429040 |
| ENSE00003799709 | 7429368 | 7432820 |
| ENSE00003800242 | 7429190 | 7429247 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth broad, 22 present calls, max score 92.19.
FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth tissue_specific, TPM avg 0.0815 / max 82.9996, expressed in 3 samples.
FANTOM5 promoters (2 alternative TSS)
| Promoter ID | TPM avg | Samples expressed |
|---|---|---|
| 159188 | 0.0677 | 3 |
| 159189 | 0.0137 | 3 |
Top tissues by expression
106 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| left testis | UBERON:0004533 | 92.19 | gold quality |
| right testis | UBERON:0004534 | 92.08 | gold quality |
| testis | UBERON:0000473 | 91.47 | gold quality |
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | CL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:0000473 | 90.17 | gold quality |
| sural nerve | UBERON:0015488 | 44.47 | gold quality |
| bone marrow cell | CL:0002092 | 41.08 | gold quality |
| colonic epithelium | UBERON:0000397 | 41.00 | gold quality |
| skeletal muscle tissue | UBERON:0001134 | 39.43 | gold quality |
| gastrocnemius | UBERON:0001388 | 37.41 | gold quality |
| ganglionic eminence | UBERON:0004023 | 37.16 | gold quality |
| muscle of leg | UBERON:0001383 | 36.62 | gold quality |
| ventricular zone | UBERON:0003053 | 36.48 | gold quality |
| cortical plate | UBERON:0005343 | 36.47 | gold quality |
| muscle tissue | UBERON:0002385 | 35.51 | gold quality |
| right coronary artery | UBERON:0001625 | 35.37 | gold quality |
| bone marrow | UBERON:0002371 | 35.33 | gold quality |
| hindlimb stylopod muscle | UBERON:0004252 | 35.31 | gold quality |
| mucosa of transverse colon | UBERON:0004991 | 33.80 | gold quality |
| monocyte | CL:0000576 | 33.08 | gold quality |
| tonsil | UBERON:0002372 | 32.98 | gold quality |
| leukocyte | CL:0000738 | 32.59 | gold quality |
| metanephros cortex | UBERON:0010533 | 32.21 | gold quality |
| prefrontal cortex | UBERON:0000451 | 31.10 | silver quality |
| urinary bladder | UBERON:0001255 | 30.45 | gold quality |
| lymph node | UBERON:0000029 | 29.92 | gold quality |
| blood | UBERON:0000178 | 29.91 | gold quality |
| right hemisphere of cerebellum | UBERON:0014890 | 29.88 | gold quality |
| stromal cell of endometrium | CL:0002255 | 29.87 | gold quality |
| cortex of kidney | UBERON:0001225 | 29.83 | gold quality |
| adrenal gland | UBERON:0002369 | 29.74 | gold quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 1 experiment(s), a significant marker in 0.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-ANND-3 | no | 0.16 |
Regulation
Is transcription factor: no
Cross-species orthologs
2 orthologs
| Organism | Symbol | Gene ID |
|---|---|---|
| mus_musculus | Spem3 | ENSMUSG00000109737 |
| rattus_norvegicus | Spem3 | ENSRNOG00000069891 |
Protein
Protein identifiers
Uncharacterized protein SPEM3 — A0A1B0GUW6 (reviewed: A0A1B0GUW6)
All UniProt accessions (2): A0A1B0GUW6, A0A494C095
UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →
Subcellular location. Membrane.
RefSeq proteins (2): NP_001351601, NP_001351637* (*=MANE)
Domains & families (InterPro)
UniProt features (19 total): compositionally biased region 10, region of interest 7, chain 1, transmembrane region 1
Structure
Experimental structures (PDB)
0 structures.
Predicted structure (AlphaFold)
| Model | pLDDT | Fraction very-high |
|---|---|---|
| AF-A0A1B0GUW6-F1 | 39.73 | 0.03 |
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
0 pathways
MSigDB gene sets: 14 (showing top):
GOBP_MALE_GAMETE_GENERATION, GOBP_CILIUM_MOVEMENT, GOBP_CILIUM_OR_FLAGELLUM_DEPENDENT_CELL_MOTILITY, GOBP_CELLULAR_PROCESS_INVOLVED_IN_REPRODUCTION_IN_MULTICELLULAR_ORGANISM, GOBP_DEVELOPMENTAL_PROCESS_INVOLVED_IN_REPRODUCTION, GOBP_MICROTUBULE_BASED_MOVEMENT, GOBP_SEXUAL_REPRODUCTION, GOBP_CELL_MOTILITY, GOBP_MICROTUBULE_BASED_PROCESS, GOBP_REPRODUCTIVE_PROCESS, GOBP_MULTICELLULAR_ORGANISMAL_REPRODUCTIVE_PROCESS, GOBP_SPERMATID_DIFFERENTIATION, GOBP_ANATOMICAL_STRUCTURE_FORMATION_INVOLVED_IN_MORPHOGENESIS, chr17p13
GO Biological Process (2): sperm individualization (GO:0007291), flagellated sperm motility (GO:0030317)
GO Molecular Function (0):
GO Cellular Component (2): cytoplasm (GO:0005737), membrane (GO:0016020)
GO top-level categories
Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:
| Category | Terms |
|---|---|
| cellular anatomical structure | 2 |
| developmental process involved in reproduction | 1 |
| spermatid development | 1 |
| cellularization | 1 |
| cilium-dependent cell motility | 1 |
| cilium movement involved in cell motility | 1 |
| sperm motility | 1 |
| intracellular anatomical structure | 1 |
Protein interactions and networks
STRING
236 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPEM3 | SPEM2 | Q0P670 | 625 |
| SPEM3 | SPATA31F1 | Q6ZU69 | 583 |
| SPEM3 | GARIN3 | Q8TC56 | 576 |
| SPEM3 | SPATA3 | Q8NHX4 | 505 |
| SPEM3 | PROCA1 | Q8NCQ7 | 487 |
| SPEM3 | NT5C1B | Q96P26 | 448 |
| SPEM3 | TMEM202 | A6NGA9 | 445 |
| SPEM3 | CCDC136 | Q96JN2 | 432 |
| SPEM3 | SUN5 | Q8TC36 | 419 |
| SPEM3 | SPACA1 | Q9HBV2 | 417 |
| SPEM3 | ODAD3 | A5D8V7 | 415 |
| SPEM3 | ROPN1 | Q9HAT0 | 393 |
| SPEM3 | FSIP2 | Q5CZC0 | 378 |
| SPEM3 | DEPP1 | Q9NTK1 | 368 |
| SPEM3 | ST6GALNAC2 | Q9UJ37 | 366 |
IntAct
0 interactions, top by confidence:
ESM2 similar proteins: A0A1B0GTH6, A0A1B0GUW6, A0A1D5RMD1, A2AQH4, A4FU49, A6NJ88, C4P6S0, D3YU32, E9PAV3, F1QU13, I3L273, J3KML8, P70670, Q32L62, Q3V0E1, Q3V3Q4, Q4R729, Q5H9F3, Q5QJ38, Q5SWP3, Q5U4C1, Q5VWK0, Q5VYM1, Q68DN1, Q6AZ54, Q7TSG5, Q810T2, Q8CH19, Q8K4E0, Q8N3K9, Q8N5Q1, Q8NDH2, Q8TCU4, Q8WNU4, Q8WWL7, Q920R4, Q921B4, Q923B3, Q96JA4, Q96M34
Diamond homologs: A0A1B0GUW6, Q32LJ5, Q5F289, Q8N4L4, Q0P670, Q68FV4
SIGNOR signaling
0 interactions.
Disease & clinical
Clinical variants and AI predictions
ClinVar
0 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 0 |
| Likely pathogenic | 0 |
| Uncertain significance | 0 |
| Likely benign | 0 |
| Benign | 0 |
Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)
SpliceAI
0 predictions. Top by Δscore:
AlphaMissense
7789 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:
| Variant | Protein change | am_pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|
| 17:7428999:A:C | S33R | 0.969 |
| 17:7429001:C:A | S33R | 0.969 |
| 17:7429001:C:G | S33R | 0.969 |
| 17:7429006:T:A | I35N | 0.945 |
| 17:7429016:C:A | N38K | 0.942 |
| 17:7429016:C:G | N38K | 0.942 |
| 17:7429006:T:C | I35T | 0.932 |
| 17:7432445:T:C | F1092L | 0.929 |
| 17:7432447:C:A | F1092L | 0.929 |
| 17:7432447:C:G | F1092L | 0.929 |
| 17:7429028:T:A | N42K | 0.925 |
| 17:7429028:T:G | N42K | 0.925 |
| 17:7428996:G:C | G32R | 0.924 |
| 17:7429203:T:C | L51P | 0.923 |
| 17:7429193:T:A | W48R | 0.920 |
| 17:7429193:T:C | W48R | 0.920 |
| 17:7429020:T:A | W40R | 0.919 |
| 17:7429020:T:C | W40R | 0.919 |
| 17:7428997:G:A | G32D | 0.913 |
| 17:7428982:T:C | I27T | 0.902 |
| 17:7429207:G:C | K52N | 0.893 |
| 17:7429207:G:T | K52N | 0.893 |
| 17:7429006:T:G | I35S | 0.887 |
| 17:7429191:T:C | L47P | 0.884 |
| 17:7429195:G:C | W48C | 0.883 |
| 17:7429195:G:T | W48C | 0.883 |
| 17:7428982:T:A | I27N | 0.882 |
| 17:7429002:T:C | F34L | 0.881 |
| 17:7429004:C:A | F34L | 0.881 |
| 17:7429004:C:G | F34L | 0.881 |
dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000353858 (17:7432198 G>A), RS1000553876 (17:7433163 C>T), RS1001349540 (17:7430454 CT>C), RS1001380373 (17:7430202 C>T), RS1002435431 (17:7430052 C>A,G), RS1002466485 (17:7429853 C>T), RS1003108036 (17:7432792 G>A,C), RS1003139330 (17:7432536 C>T), RS1003361594 (17:7427783 C>T), RS1003439028 (17:7431503 C>T), RS1003935329 (17:7428216 G>T), RS1004370704 (17:7428033 G>A), RS1004637530 (17:7432245 C>T), RS1005057405 (17:7432292 C>G), RS1006308209 (17:7429485 T>C)
Disease associations
OMIM: gene `` | disease phenotypes:
GenCC curated gene-disease
Mondo (0):
Orphanet (0):
HPO phenotypes
0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):
GWAS associations
0 associations (top):
Drugs & pharmacology
Drug and pharmacology data
Is drug target: no
PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)
CTD chemical–gene interactions
1 total (human), top 1 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| aristolochic acid I | increases expression | 1 |
Clinical trials (associated diseases)
0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.
Related Atlas pages
No linked Atlas pages yet — the cross-entity mesh grows as the corpus expands.