基因名:
Gapdhs
产品别名:
Gapd-s; Gapds; Gapdhs; glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, spermatogenic; glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, spermatogenic; glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, testis-specific; GAPDH-2; spermatogenic cell-specific glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase 2; spermatogenic glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; 精子3-磷酸甘油醛脱氢酶-2;
背景信息:
This gene encodes a protein belonging to theglyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase family of enzymes thatplay an important role in carbohydrate metabolism. Like its somaticcell counterpart, this sperm-specific enzyme functions in anicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-dependent manner to removehydrogen and add phosphate to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to form1,3-diphosphoglycerate. During spermiogenesis, this enzyme may playan important role in regulating the switch between differentenergy-producing pathways, and it is required for sperm motilityand male fertility. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].