Basic Information

Symbol
CATSPERZ
RNA class
mRNA
Alias
Catsper Channel Auxiliary Subunit Zeta C11orf20 TEX40 Cation Channel Sperm-Associated Auxiliary Subunit Zeta Testis-Expressed Protein 40 Testis Expressed 40 DKFZP566E164 CatSper-Zeta CatSperzeta Cation Channel Sperm-Associated Protein Subunit Zeta Testis-Expressed Sequence 40 Protein Chromosome 11 Open Reading Frame 20
Location (GRCh38)
11:64300358-64304770
UCSC Genome Browser Search in Marker Scope
Forensic tag(s)
Mechanical injury analysis
External database
HGNC NCBI Ensembl OMIM UniProt GTEx

MANE select

Transcript ID
NM_001039496.2
Sequence length
780.0 nt
GC content
0.6000

Secondary Structure

Generated by RNAfold
Minimum free energy (MFE) structure:
Secondary structure that contributes a minimum of free energy.
Ensemble properties:
Thermodynamic properties of the Boltzmann ensemble.
Minimum free energy
-300.00 kcal/mol
Thermodynamic ensemble
Free energy: -312.48 kcal/mol
Frequency: 0.0000
Diversity: 182.48
MFE Structure Visualization
Structure Prediction
MFE Structure Prediction
(((((((((((((((..(((((((((((..(((..((((....))))))).))))(((((.....)))))....(((((((((...((.(((((((.....)).))))).))...))))).)))).(((((.(((((..((((.((((..((....))..)))))))).(((((.(......).))))))))))))).))..)))))))))))))))))...((.......))....(((.(((((......)))))))).(((((((((((((...(((((.((.(((..((.....)).((.(((.((((.(..(((((.((((((.....(((.(((((..(((.((((((((..((...((.((((((((....((....))...)))))))).))..)).....((((((..((((((.........)))))).)))).)).....(((((.((......((((((.(((((.......)))))..)))))))))))))...((((.....))))(((((((((....((......))...)))))))))...(((((((((..((......))..)))))))))..)))))))).)))............(((.....)))((..((((..((((.((..(((.........))).))))))..))))..)).)))))))).))))))..)))))..).)))))))))........)))))))))).)))))........))))))))............))))).........
Thermodynamic Ensemble Prediction
..,,,.(((((((((.((({{(((.(((((((,(((....{{{(({{,,,,{..((((((.....)))))}...}},}}})))}}....))))},})))))))))))))))))))),,(((((({..((((.((,((({(,(({((,,..,,.}}}))..)))))})}..,.(((({...(((.(((.(((({(((((.,..))))))),,,..))).))).)))...}))))..,.(((.(((((......)))))))),(((((((((((((...(((((.(,{(((..({.....}}.((.((,,((((.(..(((((.((((((,{.,,{((,(((((..{{{.||||||||.,{{...{{.((((((((....((....))...)))))))).||,,}}|....{||{{|,.{{((((.........}}}}}).))}),}|||.,.((((,((({(,...((((((.(((((.......)))))..))))))..},,))..}||}}}}.,.,}}.(((((((((....{{......}}...)))))))))...(((((((((..((......))..)))))))))..))}||}}}.}||......},...||||}....}}|{|}.((((..((((.((..(((.........))).))))))..))))..)),)),,))}..))))))..)))))..).))))))))).,......)))))))))).)))))........))))))))............,.))))})))))).

Transcripts

ID Sequence Length GC content
NM_001039496.2 NCBI
GACUCCCUUCUCGUCUCGAGGCCUGUGGCGUCUGGGUCCGUUGGGGCAG… 780 nt 0.6000
Summary

Predicted to be involved in flagellated sperm motility; male meiotic nuclear division; and sperm capacitation. Located in cytoplasm and sperm principal piece. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

Forensic Context

A study in mice demonstrated that spinal cord injury (SCI) causes a significant, time-dependent reduction in sperm quality and quantity, along with degenerative histological changes in the testes, and specifically induces a significant downregulation of the CATSPERZ at 4 and 6 weeks post-injury [Rezaian et al. DOI:10.1038/sc.2008.81].