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Tesmin Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Tesmin
  • Name
    testis expressed metallothionein like
  • Synonyms
    Mtl5, tesmin
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1340029
    NCBI Gene: 17771
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr19:3438857-3457823 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 19, 3.15 cM, cytoband B
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    487 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1340029
protein coding gene Chr19:3438857-3457823 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0024624
protein coding gene Chr19:146180-164393 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0024591
protein coding gene Chr19:156946-175353 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0024562
protein coding gene Chr19:143525-161710 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0024589
protein coding gene Chr19:142298-160521 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0024358
protein coding gene Chr19:147233-165438 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0025037
protein coding gene Chr19:134304-153253 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0022466
protein coding gene Chr19:135369-154224 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0023830
protein coding gene Chr19:143286-161415 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0024328
protein coding gene Chr19:166892-185101 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0024457
protein coding gene Chr19:138346-156781 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0024424
protein coding gene Chr19:140171-158389 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0024543
protein coding gene Chr19:145995-164207 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0024454
protein coding gene Chr19:156486-174799 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0025085
protein coding gene Chr19:136906-155120 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0023576
protein coding gene Chr19:147361-166487 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0023382
protein coding gene Chr19:137345-155416 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0023893
protein coding gene Chr19:141500-160404 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TESMIN, testis expressed metallothionein like protein
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TESMIN, testis expressed metallothionein like protein
  • Synonyms
    CXCDC2, MTL5, MTLT
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 9633
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q9Y4I5
    UniProt: Q9Y4I5

  • Chr Location
    11q13.3; chr11:68704796-68751520 (-)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    8 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    7 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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Homozygous null mutations of this gene lead to male infertility due to arrested spermatogenesis at the pachytene stage. Male mice expressing a truncated protein that cannot interact with LIN9 phenocopy the defects observed in homozygous null males.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 17771 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 18967 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001286557 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2318 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q9WTJ6 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 475 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 24
      Genomic 1
      cDNA 20
      Primer pair 1
      Other 2

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:5883606
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 31
      Developmental Gene Expression 1
      Gene Ontology 4
      Phenotypes 7
    • Earliest
      J:54627 Sugihara T, et al., A novel testis-specific metallothionein-like protein, tesmin, is an early marker of male germ cell differentiation. Genomics. 1999 Apr 1;57(1):130-6
    • Latest
      J:336504 Oura S, et al., Proximity-dependent biotin labeling in testicular germ cells identified TESMIN-associated proteins. Sci Rep. 2022 Dec 23;12(1):22198

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    last database update
    11/12/2024
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory