Recombinant Human DAZ-associated protein 1 (DAZAP1)

Uniprot Id

Q96EP5

Target Species

Human

Target Name

DAZAP1

Target Full Name

DAZ-associated protein 1

Target Function

RNA-binding protein, which may be required during spermatogenesis.

Target Subcellular Location

Cytoplasm. Nucleus.

Target Tissue Specificity

Mainly expressed in testis. Expressed to a lower level in thymus. Weakly or not expressed in heart, liver, brain, placenta, lung, skeletal muscle, kidney and pancreas.

Target Synonyms

DAZ associated protein 1; DAZ-associated protein 1; Dazap1; DAZP1_HUMAN; Deleted in azoospermia associated protein 1; Deleted in azoospermia-associated protein 1

Target Background

In mammals, the Y chromosome directs the development of the testes and plays an important role in spermatogenesis. A high percentage of infertile men have deletions that map to regions of the Y chromosome. The DAZ (deleted in azoospermia) gene cluster maps to the AZFc region of the Y chromosome and is deleted in many azoospermic and severely oligospermic men. It is thought that the DAZ gene cluster arose from the transposition, amplification, and pruning of the ancestral autosomal gene DAZL also involved in germ cell development and gametogenesis. This gene encodes a RNA-binding protein with two RNP motifs that was originally identified by its interaction with the infertility factors DAZ and DAZL. Two isoforms are encoded by transcript variants of this gene.