Protein
Testis-expressed protein 15
Function
Required during spermatogenesis for normal chromosome synapsis and meiotic recombination in germ cells. Necessary for formation of DMC1 and RAD51 foci on meiotic chromosomes, suggesting a specific role in DNA double-stranded break repair.
Similarity
Belongs to the TEX15 family.
Sequence
MPSDAKDSVNGDLLLNWTSLKNILSGLNASFPLHNNTGSSTVTTSKSIKDPRLMRREESMGEQSSTAGLNEVLQFEKSSDNVNSEIKSTPSNSASSSEVVPGDCAVLTNGLDTPCFKTSVNDSQSWAHNMGSEDYDCIPPNKVTMAGQCKDQGNFSFPISVSNVVSEVENQNHSEEKAQRAQQESGNAYTKEYSSHIFQDSQSSDLKTIYQTGCQTSTVFPLKKKVSIDEYLQNTGKMKNFADLEDSSKHEEKQTSWKEIDNDFTNETKISPIDNYIVLHQEYKESESHNSFGKSCDKILITQELEITKSSTSTIKDKDELDHLALEWQITPSFESLSQKHPQHSVEYEGNIHTSLAIAQKLMELKLGKINQNYASIITEAFPKPKDIPQAKEMFIDTVISSYNIETAHDSSNCSITREHICVHRKNENEPVSLENIQRDYKETAYVEDRGQDHNLFCNSQLSNDIWLNVNFKKQTDRENQNEAKENSASCVENNIENIYGDKKQDSHTNENFSNIDEKEDKNYHNIEILSSEEFSTKFNLICREDNAVSAATALLESEEDTISAVKQKDTENTGRSVEHLASTTFPKTASSSVCVASNAAIQIASATMPALSLNNDDHQIYQFKETCSSESPDFGLLVKHRVSDCEIDTDKNKSQESFHQSINENLVLQSIELESEIEIELEDCDDAFIFQQDTHSHENMLCEEFVTSYKALKSRISWEGLLALDNGEMEVLESTTGRENSDQHYSKESNYFYSSTQNNETELTSPILLPDLQIKITNIFRPGFSPTADSLALKDSFCTHVTEATKPEINKEDGEILGFDIYSQPFGENADYPCEDKVDNIRQESGPVSNSEISLSFDLSRNTDVNHTSENQNSESLFTEPSNVTTIDDGSRCFFTKSKTDYNDTKNKKEVESRISKRKLHISSRDQNIPHKDLRRHKIYGRKRRLTSQDSSECFSSLSQGRIKTFSQSEKHIKSVLNILSDEASLCKSKCLSRKLDKAVVHLKKAHRRVHTSLQLITKVGEERKGPLPKSYAIICNNFWESCDLQGYSSVSQRKYYSTKHFSSKRKYDKRRKKRAPKADISKSLTHVSKHKSYKTSGEKKCLSRKSMASSVSKSHPTTSHMGEFCNQEHPESQLPVSSTSQSTSQSVYYNSSVSNPSLSEEHQPFSGKTAYLFSPDHSDEKLIEKENQIDTAFLSSTSKYEKLEKHSANHNVKDATKENSCDANEVINESNSVSLSCIKENINSSTGNDCDATCIGHTKAKTDVLISVLDSNVKHFLNDLYQQGNLILSDCKRNLEVKWTDPIERPKQNIITGNFLMGPLNLTLIASKKYSIPQLSAAAVTDSEGESSKSYLDKQRILTVDSFAASSTVPHCEQSCREKELLKTEQCSSGNCLHTDGNETNVTENYELDVASGTEEDKSYGENIVELSSSDSSLLLKDNVKGSSSETCIVKKDTEDRITWKVKQAEKAKDSVYKRSMTEGSTVNTEYKNQKNQISEESCLNEKIITTNLIDSHLSTKNTTTESVPLKNTVSNPLNKREKKGEIKVSKDSQSDLTLHSEIAYISKPGILGVNHTPILPAHSETCKVPTLLKKPASYVSDFKEKHCSANHTALIANLSQILQRADEASSLQILQEETKVCLNILPLFVEAFERKQECSVEQILISRELLVDQNLWNNCKHTLKPCAVDTLVELQMMMETIQFIENKKRHLEGEPTLRSLLWYDETLYAELLGKPRGFQQQSNFYPGFQGRLKYNAFCELQTYHDQLVELLEETKREKNSYYVFLKYKRQVNECEAIMEHCSDCFDFSLSVPFTCGVNFGDSLEDLEILRKSTLKLINVCGDSPKVHSYPGKQDHLWIIIEMISSKVNFIKNNEAVRVKISLYGLEHIFFDAAKNLVWKERTQSFSKKYSQKKDEERLLRVNKCAFSKLQKIYDTLSKDLNNEPISPIGLEEDTIIASRKSDHPINEATISIENSKFNSNLLAHPDICCISEILDQAEFADLKKLQDLTLRCTDHLEILKKYFQMLQDNNMDNIFITEENVLDVVINHSHEAIILKPEAIEMYIEIVMVSETIHFLKNSIAKKLDKQRFRGMLWFDLSLLPELVQCQEKMASFSFLKDNSTDVCLWKVIETAVSELKKDLDIICKYNEAVNCSYAIHLLSRELQELSEIKKLLKKSKYFISTYIDFVPYIASINYGSTVTELEYNYNQFSTLLKNVMSAPRKDLGKMAHIRKVMKTIEHMKMICTKNAELTISFFLCQMLYNRRKILQLKRKEKMNIHIVKPGENNNKFSISTMLPPVSECINKNISNSSKKRPSTVDKCEDSQEQQQDTTVSSCKKLKVDMKDVTKINREKATFKHPRTTGSHPKSENKIVPSSCDSLKRNHLTPKKVEMQRSLPGSLLPLENPKDTCASKSESKIDLTVSSDHFSGQQENLNSMKKRNVNFSAAETKSDKKDCAAFAICDQKSVHGTFSPDHGTLLQKFLKNSPDPTQKSCLSDINPETDVSLVPDASVLSKPIFCFVKDVHPDLEMNDTVFELQDNDIVNSSIKNSSCMTSPEPICIQNKIPTLQINKLQPTETESEDKYMKDTLNPNTVHTFGASGHITLNVNQGAEYSLSEQQNDKNSKVLMQNAATYWNELPQSACNPTYNSSEHLFGTSYPYSAWCVYQYSNSNGNAITQTYQGITSYEVQPSPSGLLTTVASTAQGTHSNLLYSQYFTYFAGEPQANGFVPVNGYFQSQIPASNFRQPIFSQYASHQPLPQATYPYLPNRFVPPEVPWVYAPWHQESFHPGH