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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP02675
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 8178
Name Epididymal secretory protein E1
Synonyms
  1. He1
  2. Human epididymis-specific protein 1
  3. Niemann-Pick disease type C2 protein
Gene Name NPC2
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in cholesterol binding
Specific Function May be involved in the regulation of the lipid composition of sperm membranes during the maturation in the epididymis
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification Not Available
Cellular Location
  1. Secreted (Potential)
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:1
Locus 14q24.3
SNPs NPC2
Gene Sequence
>456 bp
ATGCGTTTCCTGGCAGCTACATTCCTGCTCCTGGCGCTCAGCACCGCTGCCCAGGCCGAA
CCGGTGCAGTTCAAGGACTGCGGTTCTGTGGATGGAGTTATAAAGGAAGTGAATGTGAGC
CCATGCCCCACCCAACCCTGCCAGCTGAGCAAAGGACAGTCTTACAGCGTCAATGTCACC
TTCACCAGCAATATTCAGTCTAAAAGCAGCAAGGCCGTGGTGCATGGCATCCTGATGGGC
GTCCCAGTTCCCTTTCCCATTCCTGAGCCTGATGGTTGTAAGAGTGGAATTAACTGCCCT
ATCCAAAAAGACAAGACCTATAGCTACCTGAATAAACTACCAGTGAAAAGCGAATATCCC
TCTATAAAACTGGTGGTGGAGTGGCAACTTCAGGATGACAAAAACCAAAGTCTCTTCTGC
TGGGAAATCCCAGTACAGATCGTTTCTCATCTCTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 151
Molecular Weight 16570.1
Theoretical pI 7.77
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • 1-19
Transmembrane Regions
  • None
Protein Sequence
>Epididymal secretory protein E1
MRFLAATFLLLALSTAAQAEPVQFKDCGSVDGVIKEVNVSPCPTQPCQLSKGQSYSVNVT
FTSNIQSKSSKAVVHGILMGVPVPFPIPEPDGCKSGINCPIQKDKTYSYLNKLPVKSEYP
SIKLVVEWQLQDDKNQSLFCWEIPVQIVSHL
GenBank ID Protein 12803417
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P61916
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name NPC2_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID BC002532
GeneCard ID NPC2
GenAtlas ID NPC2
HGNC ID HGNC:14537
References
General References
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  4. Krull N, Ivell R, Osterhoff C, Kirchhoff C: Region-specific variation of gene expression in the human epididymis as revealed by in situ hybridization with tissue-specific cDNAs. Mol Reprod Dev. 1993 Jan;34(1):16-24. [PubMed:8418812 ]
  5. Naureckiene S, Sleat DE, Lackland H, Fensom A, Vanier MT, Wattiaux R, Jadot M, Lobel P: Identification of HE1 as the second gene of Niemann-Pick C disease. Science. 2000 Dec 22;290(5500):2298-301. [PubMed:11125141 ]
  6. Millat G, Chikh K, Naureckiene S, Sleat DE, Fensom AH, Higaki K, Elleder M, Lobel P, Vanier MT: Niemann-Pick disease type C: spectrum of HE1 mutations and genotype/phenotype correlations in the NPC2 group. Am J Hum Genet. 2001 Nov;69(5):1013-21. Epub 2001 Sep 20. [PubMed:11567215 ]
  7. Klunemann HH, Elleder M, Kaminski WE, Snow K, Peyser JM, O'Brien JF, Munoz D, Schmitz G, Klein HE, Pendlebury WW: Frontal lobe atrophy due to a mutation in the cholesterol binding protein HE1/NPC2. Ann Neurol. 2002 Dec;52(6):743-9. [PubMed:12447927 ]
  8. Park WD, O'Brien JF, Lundquist PA, Kraft DL, Vockley CW, Karnes PS, Patterson MC, Snow K: Identification of 58 novel mutations in Niemann-Pick disease type C: correlation with biochemical phenotype and importance of PTC1-like domains in NPC1. Hum Mutat. 2003 Oct;22(4):313-25. [PubMed:12955717 ]
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