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Rabbit Anti-TSKS/FITC Conjugated antibody
background:
TSKS is a 592 amino acid protein that is highly expressed in human testicular tissue. Low levels of TSKS are detectable in prostate, placenta, fetal liver, thymus, and mammary gland tissues. TSKS is found to be downregulated in cancerous testicular tissue from seminoma, teratocarcinoma, embryonal and Leydig cell tumors concurrently with high expression in neighboring premalignant carcinoma. TSKS protein contains an N-terminal signal peptide, but does not contain a transmembrane region. TSKS has many potential phosphorylation and glycosylation sites and is phosphorylated by soluble recombinant TSSK2 in vitro. It is thought that TSKS likely plays a physiological role in spermatogenesis or spermiogenesis.
Function:
A novel putative serine/threonine kinase substrate gene (TSKS, for testis-specific kinase substrate) is likely the human homolog of the mouse testis-specific serine kinase substrate gene. TSKS exhibits high levels of expression exclusively in human testicular tissue. The expression of TSKS is downregulated in cancerous testicular tissue, in comparison to adjacent normal tissue. These observations suggest a role of TSKS in testicular physiology, most probably in the process of spermatogenesis or spermiogenesis.
Subcellular Location:
Cytoplasmic
Tissue Specificity:
Highly expressed in testis. Expressed at low levels in prostate, female breast, placenta, ovary and thymus.
Post-translational modifications:
Phosphorylated on serine residue(s) by STK22A/TSSK1 and STK22B/TSSK2.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 60385 Human
Omim: 608253 Human
SwissProt: Q9UJT2 Human
Unigene: 515858 Human
Important Note:
This product as supplied is intended for research use only, not for use in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications.
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