TMPRSS12
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Also known as MGC57341CT151
Summary
TMPRSS12 (transmembrane serine protease 12, HGNC:28779) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 12q13.12, encoding Transmembrane protease serine 12 (Q86WS5). Required for male fertility.
Predicted to enable serine-type peptidase activity. Predicted to be involved in acrosome assembly; positive regulation of sperm capacitation; and protein processing. Predicted to act upstream of or within binding activity of sperm to zona pellucida. Predicted to be located in cytoplasmic vesicle and plasma membrane. Predicted to be active in acrosomal vesicle.
Source: NCBI Gene 283471 — automated summary from GO annotations (Alliance of Genome Resources).
At a glance
- GWAS associations: 1
- Clinical variants (ClinVar): 65 total
- GTEx eGene: eQTL in 2 tissues, sQTL in 0 (q < 0.05)
- Constraint (gnomAD): pLI 0.00 (LoF-tolerant), LOEUF 1.49 (unconstrained)
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_182559 - Notable: 65 clinical variants but no curated precision-oncology (CIViC) evidence yet
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:28779 |
| Approved symbol | TMPRSS12 |
| Name | transmembrane serine protease 12 |
| Location | 12q13.12 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Aliases | MGC57341, CT151 |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000186452 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| Entrez | 283471 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 3 — 3 protein_coding
MANE Select: ENST00000398458
Transcript support level (Ensembl TSL; 1 = fully mRNA-supported): TSL 1: 1, TSL 2: 1
ENST00000398458, ENST00000551456, ENST00001137983
RefSeq mRNA: 1 — MANE Select: NM_182559
NM_182559
CCDS: CCDS44881
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000398458 — 5 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00001337221 | 50885246 | 50885388 |
| ENSE00001337223 | 50858785 | 50859053 |
| ENSE00001337227 | 50887262 | 50887884 |
| ENSE00001644560 | 50843842 | 50844037 |
| ENSE00002338286 | 50842926 | 50843151 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth broad, 37 present calls, max score 86.78.
FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth tissue_specific, TPM avg 0.1104 / max 114.5756, expressed in 3 samples.
Highest expression (Bgee): sperm, testis, male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis, adult organism, primordial germ cell in gonad.
Genetic regulation across tissues (GTEx eQTL / sQTL)
TMPRSS12 is an eGene in GTEx v10 — its expression is genetically regulated (eQTL) in 2 tissues and its splicing (sQTL) in 0 (q < 0.05). Strongest associations first; slope = normalized effect of the lead variant’s alternative allele.
2 significant tissue × QTL associations:
| Tissue | QTL | q-value | Slope | Lead variant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Testis | eqtl | 5.6e-07 | -0.14 | 12:50862282:A:G |
| Thyroid | eqtl | 1.7e-02 | -0.23 | 12:50829796:G:T |
FANTOM5 promoters
1 alternative TSS:
| Promoter ID | TPM avg | Samples expressed |
|---|---|---|
| 125458 | 0.1104 | 3 |
Top tissues by expression
showing 100 of 221 tissues by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| sperm | CL:0000019 | 86.78 | gold quality |
| left testis | UBERON:0004533 | 83.67 | gold quality |
| right testis | UBERON:0004534 | 82.41 | gold quality |
| testis | UBERON:0000473 | 81.50 | gold quality |
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | CL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:0000473 | 72.99 | gold quality |
| adult organism | UBERON:0007023 | 72.41 | gold quality |
| primordial germ cell in gonad | CL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:0000991 | 44.51 | silver quality |
| olfactory segment of nasal mucosa | UBERON:0005386 | 43.40 | gold quality |
| ventricular zone | UBERON:0003053 | 43.39 | gold quality |
| skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominis | UBERON:0004511 | 43.37 | gold quality |
| oocyte | CL:0000023 | 43.26 | gold quality |
| cortical plate | UBERON:0005343 | 43.23 | gold quality |
| right adrenal gland cortex | UBERON:0035827 | 43.07 | gold quality |
| islet of Langerhans | UBERON:0000006 | 42.89 | gold quality |
| secondary oocyte | CL:0000655 | 42.57 | gold quality |
| skeletal muscle tissue | UBERON:0001134 | 42.16 | gold quality |
| nasal cavity mucosa | UBERON:0001826 | 41.97 | silver quality |
| vastus lateralis | UBERON:0001379 | 41.41 | gold quality |
| quadriceps femoris | UBERON:0001377 | 41.37 | gold quality |
| superficial temporal artery | UBERON:0001614 | 41.33 | gold quality |
| palpebral conjunctiva | UBERON:0001812 | 41.10 | gold quality |
| muscle tissue | UBERON:0002385 | 41.04 | gold quality |
| mucosa of paranasal sinus | UBERON:0005030 | 40.98 | gold quality |
| metanephros cortex | UBERON:0010533 | 40.98 | gold quality |
| metanephros | UBERON:0000081 | 40.69 | silver quality |
| amniotic fluid | UBERON:0000173 | 40.69 | gold quality |
| jejunal mucosa | UBERON:0000399 | 40.59 | gold quality |
| biceps brachii | UBERON:0001507 | 40.57 | gold quality |
| epithelium of nasopharynx | UBERON:0001951 | 40.45 | gold quality |
| myocardium | UBERON:0002349 | 40.45 | gold quality |
| gingival epithelium | UBERON:0001949 | 40.43 | gold quality |
| germinal epithelium of ovary | UBERON:0001304 | 40.33 | gold quality |
| esophagus squamous epithelium | UBERON:0006920 | 40.29 | gold quality |
| skeletal muscle tissue of biceps brachii | UBERON:0004502 | 40.27 | gold quality |
| skin of hip | UBERON:0001554 | 40.23 | silver quality |
| right adrenal gland | UBERON:0001233 | 40.22 | silver quality |
| jejunum | UBERON:0002115 | 40.18 | gold quality |
| cartilage tissue | UBERON:0002418 | 40.06 | gold quality |
| oviduct epithelium | UBERON:0004804 | 40.03 | gold quality |
| mammary duct | UBERON:0001765 | 39.98 | gold quality |
| mucosa of sigmoid colon | UBERON:0004993 | 39.95 | gold quality |
| deltoid | UBERON:0001476 | 39.83 | gold quality |
| saphenous vein | UBERON:0007318 | 39.83 | gold quality |
| parotid gland | UBERON:0001831 | 39.81 | gold quality |
| urethra | UBERON:0000057 | 39.80 | gold quality |
| adrenal cortex | UBERON:0001235 | 39.80 | silver quality |
| heart right ventricle | UBERON:0002080 | 39.79 | gold quality |
| pericardium | UBERON:0002407 | 39.77 | gold quality |
| layer of synovial tissue | UBERON:0007616 | 39.77 | gold quality |
| placenta | UBERON:0001987 | 39.76 | silver quality |
| endothelial cell | CL:0000115 | 39.75 | gold quality |
| synovial joint | UBERON:0002217 | 39.70 | gold quality |
| dorsal root ganglion | UBERON:0000044 | 39.68 | gold quality |
| nipple | UBERON:0002030 | 39.68 | gold quality |
| bronchial epithelial cell | CL:0002328 | 39.65 | gold quality |
| decidua | UBERON:0002450 | 39.65 | gold quality |
| penis | UBERON:0000989 | 39.64 | gold quality |
| gingiva | UBERON:0001828 | 39.64 | gold quality |
| bronchus | UBERON:0002185 | 39.64 | gold quality |
| trigeminal ganglion | UBERON:0001675 | 39.63 | gold quality |
| tendon of biceps brachii | UBERON:0008188 | 39.60 | gold quality |
| inferior vagus X ganglion | UBERON:0005363 | 39.57 | gold quality |
| superior surface of tongue | UBERON:0007371 | 39.56 | gold quality |
| lower esophagus mucosa | UBERON:0035834 | 39.56 | gold quality |
| pylorus | UBERON:0001166 | 39.55 | gold quality |
| stromal cell of endometrium | CL:0002255 | 39.53 | gold quality |
| renal medulla | UBERON:0000362 | 39.53 | gold quality |
| left adrenal gland | UBERON:0001234 | 39.53 | silver quality |
| pons | UBERON:0000988 | 39.51 | gold quality |
| thymus | UBERON:0002370 | 39.50 | gold quality |
| medulla oblongata | UBERON:0001896 | 39.48 | gold quality |
| superior vestibular nucleus | UBERON:0007227 | 39.47 | gold quality |
| cardia of stomach | UBERON:0001162 | 39.46 | gold quality |
| colonic mucosa | UBERON:0000317 | 39.45 | gold quality |
| parietal pleura | UBERON:0002400 | 39.45 | gold quality |
| Brodmann (1909) area 23 | UBERON:0013554 | 39.40 | gold quality |
| dorsal plus ventral thalamus | UBERON:0001897 | 39.38 | gold quality |
| tongue | UBERON:0001723 | 39.37 | gold quality |
| ganglionic eminence | UBERON:0004023 | 39.37 | gold quality |
| cerebellar vermis | UBERON:0004720 | 39.37 | gold quality |
| oral cavity | UBERON:0000167 | 39.35 | gold quality |
| subthalamic nucleus | UBERON:0001906 | 39.35 | gold quality |
| ventral tegmental area | UBERON:0002691 | 39.35 | gold quality |
| kidney | UBERON:0002113 | 39.33 | gold quality |
| trachea | UBERON:0003126 | 39.33 | gold quality |
| parietal lobe | UBERON:0001872 | 39.32 | gold quality |
| vena cava | UBERON:0004087 | 39.31 | gold quality |
| pharyngeal mucosa | UBERON:0000355 | 39.27 | gold quality |
| substantia nigra pars compacta | UBERON:0001965 | 39.23 | gold quality |
| visceral pleura | UBERON:0002401 | 39.23 | gold quality |
| postcentral gyrus | UBERON:0002581 | 39.23 | gold quality |
| body of tongue | UBERON:0011876 | 39.22 | gold quality |
| medial globus pallidus | UBERON:0002477 | 39.18 | gold quality |
| trabecular bone tissue | UBERON:0002483 | 39.18 | gold quality |
| globus pallidus | UBERON:0001875 | 39.15 | gold quality |
| substantia nigra pars reticulata | UBERON:0001966 | 39.11 | gold quality |
| entorhinal cortex | UBERON:0002728 | 39.05 | gold quality |
| nasal cavity epithelium | UBERON:0005384 | 39.04 | gold quality |
| lateral nuclear group of thalamus | UBERON:0002736 | 39.00 | gold quality |
| corpus epididymis | UBERON:0004359 | 38.98 | gold quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 1 experiment(s), a significant marker in 1.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-ANND-3 | yes | 4.08 |
HPA expression
RNA tissue specificity: Tissue enriched
38 HPA tissues / cells by nTPM:
| Tissue / cell | Axis | nTPM |
|---|---|---|
| Testis | tissue | 20.2 |
| Choroid plexus | tissue | 1.8 |
| Postcentral gyrus | tissue | 1.5 |
| Nucleus accumbens | tissue | 1.1 |
| Hippocampus | tissue | 1.0 |
| Locus coeruleus | tissue | 0.9 |
| Epididymis | tissue | 0.4 |
| Cerebral cortex | tissue | 0.3 |
| Basal ganglia | tissue | 0.3 |
| Putamen | tissue | 0.3 |
| Ventral forebrain | tissue | 0.3 |
| Retrosplenial and cingulate cortex | tissue | 0.3 |
| Septum | tissue | 0.3 |
| Occipital cortex | tissue | 0.3 |
| Insular cortex | tissue | 0.3 |
| Motor cortex | tissue | 0.2 |
| Amygdala | tissue | 0.2 |
| Midbrain | tissue | 0.2 |
| Hypothalamus | tissue | 0.2 |
| Cerebellum | tissue | 0.2 |
| Substantia nigra | tissue | 0.2 |
| Spinal cord | tissue | 0.2 |
| Hippocampal formation | tissue | 0.2 |
| Entorhinal cortex | tissue | 0.2 |
| Periaqueductal gray | tissue | 0.2 |
| Olfactory bulb | tissue | 0.2 |
| Somatosensory cortex | tissue | 0.2 |
| Retrosplenial cortex | tissue | 0.2 |
| Skin 1 | tissue | 0.1 |
| Breast | tissue | 0.1 |
| Prefrontal cortex | tissue | 0.1 |
| Retina | tissue | 0.1 |
| Pons | tissue | 0.1 |
| Medulla oblongata | tissue | 0.1 |
| Thalamus | tissue | 0.1 |
| Superior colliculi | tissue | 0.1 |
| Corpus callosum | tissue | 0.1 |
| Temporal cortex | tissue | 0.1 |
Brain sub-regions (HPA Brain Atlas): detected in 188; highest nTPM — Vermis (2.0), Flocculonodular lobe (1.9), Cerebellar cortex (1.7), Angular gyrus (white matter) (1.5), Area striata (1.5).
Regulation
Is transcription factor: no
miRNA regulators (miRDB)
Targeting TMPRSS12 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific).
showing 30 of 36 miRNAs:
| miRNA | Max score | Avg score | miRNA target_count |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSA-MIR-340-5P | 100.00 | 72.50 | 4437 |
| HSA-MIR-3163 | 100.00 | 77.23 | 8605 |
| HSA-MIR-4789-3P | 99.99 | 70.75 | 2484 |
| HSA-MIR-548AW | 99.99 | 72.57 | 3559 |
| HSA-MIR-4789-5P | 99.98 | 70.76 | 2721 |
| HSA-MIR-1468-3P | 99.96 | 72.74 | 3797 |
| HSA-MIR-96-5P | 99.95 | 72.80 | 2140 |
| HSA-MIR-552-5P | 99.93 | 68.56 | 1583 |
| HSA-MIR-579-3P | 99.86 | 71.66 | 3628 |
| HSA-MIR-548AJ-5P | 99.78 | 71.12 | 3085 |
| HSA-MIR-548F-5P | 99.78 | 71.02 | 3093 |
| HSA-MIR-548G-5P | 99.78 | 71.12 | 3085 |
| HSA-MIR-548X-5P | 99.78 | 71.12 | 3085 |
| HSA-MIR-498-5P | 99.76 | 69.64 | 1807 |
| HSA-MIR-466 | 99.67 | 70.85 | 2863 |
| HSA-MIR-12122 | 99.56 | 69.33 | 1672 |
| HSA-MIR-4643 | 99.49 | 67.63 | 1791 |
| HSA-MIR-7849-3P | 99.47 | 68.17 | 1224 |
| HSA-MIR-6853-3P | 99.36 | 70.79 | 1558 |
| HSA-MIR-6507-5P | 99.36 | 70.46 | 2524 |
| HSA-MIR-1206 | 99.30 | 69.32 | 1016 |
| HSA-MIR-488-5P | 99.28 | 68.12 | 821 |
| HSA-MIR-520E-5P | 99.27 | 68.90 | 1513 |
| HSA-MIR-10522-5P | 99.26 | 68.50 | 2087 |
| HSA-MIR-4528 | 99.18 | 69.77 | 1936 |
| HSA-MIR-3675-3P | 99.09 | 67.70 | 968 |
| HSA-MIR-8070 | 99.07 | 69.30 | 1303 |
| HSA-MIR-496 | 98.66 | 69.80 | 931 |
| HSA-MIR-302F | 98.44 | 69.02 | 1776 |
| HSA-MIR-6773-3P | 98.17 | 65.51 | 1213 |
Functional genomics
gnomAD constraint: pLI 1.04e-09, LOEUF 1.49, missense Z -0.213 — population loss-of-function intolerance (pLI ≥ 0.9 = LoF-intolerant; lower LOEUF = more constrained). gnomAD
Regional missense constraint (gnomAD RMC): no regional variation along ENST00000398458 — one region, missense o/e 1.00.
Cross-species orthologs
2 orthologs
| Organism | Symbol | Gene ID |
|---|---|---|
| mus_musculus | Tmprss12 | ENSMUSG00000045631 |
| rattus_norvegicus | Tmprss12 | ENSRNOG00000031099 |
Paralogs (14): PRSS33 (ENSG00000103355), PLAT (ENSG00000104368), PLG (ENSG00000122194), PLGLB2 (ENSG00000125551), PRSS37 (ENSG00000165076), PRSS27 (ENSG00000172382), KLK15 (ENSG00000174562), PLGLB1 (ENSG00000183281), PRSS57 (ENSG00000185198), OVCH1 (ENSG00000187950), PRSS48 (ENSG00000189099), GZMM (ENSG00000197540), KLK9 (ENSG00000213022), PRSS50 (ENSG00000283706)
Mouse-model phenotypes
Observed phenotypes of the mouse ortholog (MGI:1922252) from MGI (Alliance of Genome Resources) — knockout/mutant phenotypes, ranked by annotation count. 23 distinct phenotype terms.
| Mouse phenotype (MP) | Records |
|---|---|
| male infertility | 3 |
| asthenozoospermia | 2 |
| impaired fertilization | 1 |
| abnormal spermatogenesis | 1 |
| abnormal eye morphology | 1 |
| increased vertical activity | 1 |
| oligozoospermia | 1 |
| impaired sperm capacitation | 1 |
| impaired acrosome reaction | 1 |
| abnormal sperm physiology | 1 |
| decreased male germ cell number | 1 |
| abnormal male meiosis | 1 |
| decreased fertilization frequency | 1 |
| abnormal sperm midpiece morphology | 1 |
| abnormal sperm mitochondrial sheath morphology | 1 |
| abnormal mitochondrial ATP synthesis coupled electron transport | 1 |
| abnormal mitochondrial crista morphology | 1 |
| abnormal X-Y chromosome synapsis during male meiosis | 1 |
| increased male germ cell apoptosis | 1 |
| impaired double-strand DNA break repair | 1 |
| decreased sperm progressive motility | 1 |
| impaired binding of sperm to zona pellucida | 1 |
| impaired sperm migration in female genital tract | 1 |
Additional cross-species homologs
Sequence homologs in species beyond Ensembl Compara’s model organisms, by Diamond local protein alignment (% sequence identity; best hit per species). Lower-identity rows are more distant homologs. The matched accessions’ gene symbols aren’t in biobtree yet, so each row shows the UniProt accession.
| Organism | UniProt | Identity | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pongo abelii | Q5R5E8 | 99.3% | Diamond |
| Macaca fascicularis | O46644 | 94.2% | Diamond |
| Macaca mulatta | P12545 | 93.1% | Diamond |
| Capra hircus | P10626 | 90.0% | Diamond |
| Felis catus | Q5R1M5 | 89.9% | Diamond |
| Canis lupus familiaris | Q867B0 | 89.9% | Diamond |
| Sus scrofa | P00772 | 89.5% | Diamond |
| Bos taurus | Q28153 | 87.9% | Diamond |
| Oryctolagus cuniculus | P48038 | 76.7% | Diamond |
| Ovis aries | Q9GL10 | 76.5% | Diamond |
| Cavia porcellus | Q04962 | 73.2% | Diamond |
| Salmo salar | Q7SIG3 | 70.9% | Diamond |
| Bombus ignitus | B5U2W0 | 67.2% | Diamond |
| Bombus pensylvanicus | Q7M4I3 | 67.2% | Diamond |
| Drosophila melanogaster | Q9VWU1 | 66.9% | Diamond |
| Olivierus martensii | P0C8M2 | 59.5% | Diamond |
| Galleria mellonella | A0A6J1W8N1 | 50.0% | Diamond |
| Anopheles gambiae | A0A1S4H5M5 | 48.4% | Diamond |
| Holotrichia diomphalia | Q9GRW0 | 47.7% | Diamond |
| Meleagris gallopavo | Q2UVH8 | 44.9% | Diamond |
| Apis mellifera | Q8MQS8 | 43.2% | Diamond |
| Tachypleus tridentatus | Q27081 | 41.5% | Diamond |
| Halocynthia roretzi | Q966V2 | 38.5% | Diamond |
Genomic neighbors (locus context)
Genes flanking this one on the chromosome (NCBI/Entrez gene neighborhood). Positional context only — some neighbors share regulatory elements (bidirectional promoters, antisense/overlapping transcripts), but chromosomal adjacency is not itself a functional relationship (see Interactions for that).
| Symbol | Type | Entrez |
|---|---|---|
| TMT1A | protein-coding | 25840 |
| SLC11A2 | protein-coding | 4891 |
| HIGD1C | protein-coding | 613227 |
| ATF1-AS1 | ncRNA | 124902932 |
| ATF1 | protein-coding | 466 |
| DIP2B | protein-coding | 57609 |
| LETMD1 | protein-coding | 25875 |
| CSRNP2 | protein-coding | 81566 |
Protein
Protein identifiers
Transmembrane protease serine 12 — Q86WS5 (reviewed: Q86WS5)
All UniProt accessions (2): F8WBX2, Q86WS5
UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →
Function. Required for male fertility. Plays a critical role in sperm capacitation and acrosome reactions during fertilization, and also plays a role in the regulation of proteins involved in spermatogenesis. Regulates protein pathways that promote chromosomal synapsis formation, double-strand break repair, formation of the inner mitochondrial membrane cristae and apoptosis in developing sperm. Required for normal sperm motility and binding to the zona pellucida, potentially via a role in ADAM3 protein maturation.
Subcellular location. Cell membrane. Cytoplasmic vesicle. Secretory vesicle. Acrosome.
Tissue specificity. In testis, expressed in spermatocytes and spermatids (at protein level).
Miscellaneous. Expressed in colorectal cancer (at protein level).
Similarity. Belongs to the peptidase S1 family.
RefSeq proteins (1): NP_872365* (*=MANE)
Domains & families (InterPro)
| ID | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| IPR001254 | Trypsin_dom | Domain |
| IPR001314 | Peptidase_S1A | Family |
| IPR009003 | Peptidase_S1_PA | Homologous_superfamily |
| IPR018114 | TRYPSIN_HIS | Active_site |
| IPR033116 | TRYPSIN_SER | Active_site |
| IPR043504 |
Pfam: PF00089
UniProt features (25 total): sequence variant 9, disulfide bond 4, active site 3, glycosylation site 2, topological domain 2, signal peptide 1, chain 1, transmembrane region 1, domain 1, region of interest 1
Structure
Predicted structure (AlphaFold)
| Model | pLDDT | Fraction very-high |
|---|---|---|
| AF-Q86WS5-F1 | 81.14 | 0.57 |
Human Protein Atlas
Protein class: Enzymes, Peptidases, Serine-type peptidases, Predicted membrane proteins, Predicted intracellular proteins
Protein evidence: Evidence at protein level
Functional residue map
Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.
Catalytic / active sites (3)
| Position | Role |
|---|---|
| 122 | charge relay system |
| 171 | charge relay system |
| 268 | charge relay system |
Disulfide bonds (4)
| Type | Positions |
|---|---|
| Disulfide bond | 107–123, 206–274, 237–253, 264–294 |
Glycosylation sites (2)
| Type | Positions |
|---|---|
| N-linked (glcnac…) asparagine | 219, 249 |
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
0 curated (TAS) of 0; 0 disease pathways. Curated-first; evidence = TAS (manually curated) vs IEA (electronic inference).
MSigDB gene sets: 68 (showing top):
GSE45365_HEALTHY_VS_MCMV_INFECTION_CD8_TCELL_IFNAR_KO_DN, GOBP_SINGLE_FERTILIZATION, GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_REPRODUCTIVE_PROCESS, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_CELL_MATURATION, GOCC_SECRETORY_GRANULE, GOBP_VESICLE_ORGANIZATION, GOBP_MALE_GAMETE_GENERATION, GOBP_SPERM_CAPACITATION, GOBP_ANATOMICAL_STRUCTURE_MATURATION, GOBP_PROTEIN_MATURATION, GOBP_SECRETORY_GRANULE_ORGANIZATION, GOBP_CELLULAR_COMPONENT_ASSEMBLY_INVOLVED_IN_MORPHOGENESIS, GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_CELL_DIFFERENTIATION, GOBP_CELL_MATURATION, GOBP_SPERM_EGG_RECOGNITION
GO Biological Process (7): acrosome assembly (GO:0001675), spermatogenesis (GO:0007283), single fertilization (GO:0007338), protein processing (GO:0016485), positive regulation of sperm capacitation (GO:1902492), proteolysis (GO:0006508), cell differentiation (GO:0030154)
GO Molecular Function (4): serine-type endopeptidase activity (GO:0004252), serine-type peptidase activity (GO:0008236), peptidase activity (GO:0008233), hydrolase activity (GO:0016787)
GO Cellular Component (3): acrosomal vesicle (GO:0001669), plasma membrane (GO:0005886), cytoplasmic vesicle (GO:0031410)
GO top-level categories
29 GO namespaces:
| Category | Terms |
|---|---|
| developmental process involved in reproduction | 2 |
| spermatid development | 1 |
| cellular component assembly involved in morphogenesis | 1 |
| cellular process involved in reproduction in multicellular organism | 1 |
| secretory granule organization | 1 |
| organelle assembly | 1 |
| male gamete generation | 1 |
| fertilization | 1 |
| proteolysis | 1 |
| protein maturation | 1 |
| sperm capacitation | 1 |
| positive regulation of multicellular organismal process | 1 |
| regulation of sperm capacitation | 1 |
| positive regulation of cell maturation | 1 |
| positive regulation of reproductive process | 1 |
| protein metabolic process | 1 |
| cellular developmental process | 1 |
| endopeptidase activity | 1 |
| serine-type peptidase activity | 1 |
| peptidase activity | 1 |
| serine hydrolase activity | 1 |
| hydrolase activity | 1 |
| catalytic activity, acting on a protein | 1 |
| catalytic activity | 1 |
| secretory granule | 1 |
| membrane | 1 |
| cell periphery | 1 |
| cytoplasm | 1 |
| intracellular vesicle | 1 |
Protein interactions and networks
STRING
showing 15 of 832 interactions by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| TMPRSS12 | RNF215 | Q9Y6U7 | 650 |
| TMPRSS12 | PRSS37 | A4D1T9 | 645 |
| TMPRSS12 | ERGIC2 | Q96RQ1 | 549 |
| TMPRSS12 | ZNF10 | P21506 | 548 |
| TMPRSS12 | DRC9 | Q9H095 | 479 |
| TMPRSS12 | TPPP2 | P59282 | 470 |
| TMPRSS12 | BCCIP | Q9P287 | 447 |
| TMPRSS12 | PGAM2 | P15259 | 370 |
| TMPRSS12 | SYCP1 | Q15431 | 370 |
| TMPRSS12 | KLC3 | Q6P597 | 370 |
| TMPRSS12 | AGFG1 | P52594 | 370 |
| TMPRSS12 | GPR150 | Q8NGU9 | 364 |
| TMPRSS12 | OR6M1 | Q8NGM8 | 360 |
| TMPRSS12 | SSMEM1 | Q8WWF3 | 355 |
| TMPRSS12 | HEMGN | Q9BXL5 | 354 |
IntAct
Human interaction partners of TMPRSS12 in IntAct, one row per partner (best MIscore; records = supporting IntAct interaction records).
3 partners by confidence:
| Partner | Interaction type | MIscore | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZD6 | association | 0.530 | 2 |
| SOAT1 | association | 0.530 | 1 |
| NPC1 | association | 0.350 | 1 |
BioGRID (33 interactions; top human partners by supporting records): ABCA3 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), ALG9 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), DPY19L4 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), FZD6 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), PIGB (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), PKD2 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), POMT1 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), SIDT2 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), SLC47A1 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), SNCA (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), SOAT1 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), AMIGO1 (Affinity Capture-MS), BRCA1 (Two-hybrid), CLPTM1 (Affinity Capture-MS), FZD2 (Affinity Capture-MS)
Disease & clinical
Genetic variants
Variant evidence for TMPRSS12: 65 ClinVar records (0 pathogenic / likely pathogenic); 1 GWAS association.
ClinVar
65 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 0 |
| Likely pathogenic | 0 |
| Uncertain significance | 51 |
| Likely benign | 9 |
| Benign | 0 |
SpliceAI
Top 10 splice-impact sites by Δscore (adjacent positions with the same effect merged into one range; 10 predictions of 464):
| Position(s) | Effect | Δscore | Sites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:50843130 | donor_gain | 0.9900 | |
| 12:50843134 | donor_gain | 0.9900 | |
| 12:50843138 | donor_gain | 0.9900 | |
| 12:50843152 | donor_gain | 0.9900 | |
| 12:50843179 | donor_gain | 0.9900 | |
| 12:50843005 | donor_gain | 0.9800 | |
| 12:50858855 | donor_gain | 0.9800 | |
| 12:50843049 | donor_gain | 0.9700 | |
| 12:50843080 | donor_gain | 0.9700 | |
| 12:50843095 | donor_gain | 0.9600 |
AlphaMissense
536 missense substitutions predicted likely pathogenic (of 2,269 scored), across 131 residues. Top 20 hotspot residues, ranked by the number of likely-pathogenic substitutions (of those reachable by a single-nucleotide change), then by mean score:
| Residue | Likely-pathogenic substitutions | Mean am_pathogenicity | Max am_pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|---|
| D267 | 8 | 0.976 | 0.989 |
| D171 | 8 | 0.957 | 0.984 |
| D262 | 8 | 0.936 | 0.973 |
| H122 | 8 | 0.884 | 0.943 |
| S268 | 8 | 0.865 | 0.978 |
| C253 | 7 | 0.986 | 0.994 |
| C123 | 7 | 0.982 | 0.992 |
| C264 | 7 | 0.981 | 0.990 |
| C237 | 7 | 0.976 | 0.992 |
| C206 | 7 | 0.973 | 0.991 |
| W211 | 7 | 0.973 | 0.995 |
| C274 | 7 | 0.971 | 0.988 |
| C294 | 7 | 0.971 | 0.988 |
| C107 | 7 | 0.966 | 0.985 |
| C191 | 7 | 0.962 | 0.977 |
| W91 | 7 | 0.945 | 0.991 |
| W133 | 7 | 0.933 | 0.987 |
| F163 | 7 | 0.920 | 0.979 |
| W312 | 7 | 0.903 | 0.984 |
| S94 | 7 | 0.899 | 0.989 |
HPA cancer prognostics
RNA cancer specificity: Not detected
Disease associations
OMIM: gene `` | disease phenotypes:
GWAS associations
1 associations:
| Study | Trait | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| GCST90011898_63 | Alanine aminotransferase levels | 1e-10 |
Drugs & pharmacology
Drug and pharmacology data
Is drug target: no
PharmGKB: 1 entry (CPIC guideline: no)
CTD chemical–gene interactions
2 total (human), top 2 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| (+)-JQ1 compound | decreases expression | 1 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | affects methylation, increases methylation | 1 |
Clinical trials (associated diseases)
Via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.
Related Atlas pages
No linked Atlas pages yet — the cross-entity mesh grows as the corpus expands.