UniProt Summary: Essential sperm cell-surface protein required for fertilization by acting as a ligand for IZUMO1R/JUNO receptor on egg. The IZUMO1:IZUMO1R/JUNO interaction is a necessary adhesion event between sperm and egg that is required for fertilization but is not sufficient for cell fusion. The ligand-receptor interaction probably does not act as a membrane 'fusogen'. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15759005}.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
No Pfam Domain information is available for this gene.
GO Terms
protein binding involved in heterotypic cell-cell adhesion
fusion of sperm to egg plasma membrane involved in single fertilization
acrosomal membrane
plasma membrane fusion
heterotypic cell-cell adhesion
sperm-egg recognition
cell-cell recognition
membrane fusion
single fertilization
fertilization
cell recognition
signaling receptor binding
cellular process involved in reproduction in multicellular organism
cell-cell adhesion
sexual reproduction
multicellular organism reproduction
membrane organization
protein homodimerization activity
cell adhesion
biological adhesion
multi-organism reproductive process
reproductive process
reproduction
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)