Entrez Summary: This intronless gene encodes a member of the CAMK (calcium/calmodulin-dependent) serine/threonine protein kinase family. The encoded kinase has a broad expression pattern but is described as testis-specific due to effects on fertility. Male mice which lack the gene encoding a highly similar protein are sterile and have morphologically abnormal sperm. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2012].
UniProt Summary: Required for sperm production and function. Plays a role in DNA condensation during postmeiotic chromatin remodeling (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q925K9, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15870294}.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
Pkinase
Pkinase Tyr
GO Terms
sperm chromatin condensation
spermatid nucleus differentiation
nucleus organization
spermatid development
spermatid differentiation
peptidyl-serine phosphorylation
DNA packaging
peptidyl-serine modification
magnesium ion binding
germ cell development
protein-containing complex binding
DNA conformation change
cellular process involved in reproduction in multicellular organism
protein serine/threonine kinase activity
spermatogenesis
male gamete generation
developmental process involved in reproduction
gamete generation
chromatin organization
multicellular organismal reproductive process
sexual reproduction
multicellular organism reproduction
peptidyl-amino acid modification
protein phosphorylation
multi-organism reproductive process
chromosome organization
phosphorylation
reproductive process
reproduction
ATP binding
cell development
intracellular signal transduction
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)