Mus musculus Protein: Eppin
Summary
InnateDB Protein IDBP-212248.6
Last Modified 2014-10-13 [Report errors or provide feedback]
Gene Symbol Eppin
Protein Name serine protease inhibitor-like, with Kunitz and WAP domains 1 (eppin)
Synonyms 1700024E17Rik; Spinlw1;
Species Mus musculus
Ensembl Protein ENSMUSP00000099389
InnateDB Gene IDBG-212246 (Eppin)
Protein Structure
UniProt Annotation
Function Serine protease inhibitor that plays an essential role in male reproduction and fertility. Modulates the hydrolysis of SEMG1 by KLK3/PSA (a serine protease), provides antimicrobial protection for spermatozoa in the ejaculate coagulum, and binds SEMG1 thereby inhibiting sperm motility (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Subcellular Localization Secreted. Cell surface. Note=Present on the surface of spermatozoa both before and after capacitation.
Disease Associations
Tissue Specificity Expressed in differentiated spermatogonia in testis. Expressed in spermatogonia cell lines GC-1 spg and GC- 2spd(ts) as well as in the Leydig tumor cell line MLTC-1 (at protein level). Expressed specifically in epididymis and testis. Expressed predominantly on the postacrosomal region of mouse spermatozoa, in Sertoli cells, Leydig cells, and round spermatids in the testis, and in the principal cells of the cauda epididymidis epithelium. {ECO:0000269PubMed:12909348, ECO:0000269PubMed:21461566}.
Comments
Interactions
Number of Interactions This gene and/or its encoded proteins are associated with 0 experimentally validated interaction(s) in this database.
Gene Ontology

Molecular Function
Accession GO Term
GO:0003674 molecular_function
GO:0004867 serine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity
GO:0030414 peptidase inhibitor activity
Biological Process
GO:0010466 negative regulation of peptidase activity
GO:0010951 negative regulation of endopeptidase activity
GO:0042742 defense response to bacterium
Cellular Component
GO:0001669 acrosomal vesicle
GO:0005576 extracellular region
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
GO:0009986 cell surface
Protein Structure and Domains
PDB ID MGI:1922776
InterPro IPR002223 Proteinase inhibitor I2, Kunitz metazoa
IPR008197 Whey acidic protein-type 4-disulphide core
PFAM PF00014
PF00095
PRINTS PR00759
PR00003
PIRSF
SMART SM00131
SM00217
TIGRFAMs
Post-translational Modifications
Modification
Cross-References
SwissProt Q9DA01
PhosphoSite PhosphoSite-
TrEMBL
UniProt Splice Variant
Entrez Gene 75526
UniGene
RefSeq NP_083601
MGI ID
MGI Symbol Eppin
OMIM
CCDS CCDS17043
HPRD
IMGT
EMBL AF346413 AK006296 AL591478 BC048637 CH466551
GenPept AAH48637 AAK31335 BAB24514 CAM15019 EDL06403