TEKT5

tektin 5

Ensembl:
ENSG00000153060
UniProt:
Q96M29
OMIM:
618686
Synonyms:
CT149, FLJ32871

Cilia effects upon perturbation of TEKT5

Ciliogenesis screen results (2 screens)

  • Wheway et al. 2015 (siRNA) [siRNA]: No effect PMID:26167766
  • Breslow et al. 2018 (CRISPR) [CRISPR]: No Significant Effect PMID:29459680

Subcellular localization

flagella, nucleus

Functional category

  • Ciliary assembly/disassembly
  • Actin & cytoskeleton regulation
  • T cell biology
  • Reproduction & sperm
  • Cell migration & adhesion

Function

Role in flagella assembly during spermiogenesis and is implicated in sperm motility (20378928).

Model organism evidence

Mus musculus (1 reference)

Our proteomic studies of flagellar accessory structures previously identified a novel tektin, TEKT5, whose function is unknown.

PMIDs: 20378928