Cilia and flagella associated protein 157 (CFAP157) also known as chromosome 9 open reading frame 117 (c9orf117) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CFAP157 gene.

CFAP157
Identifiers
AliasesCFAP157, C9orf117, cilia and flagella associated protein 157
External IDsMGI: 2447809; HomoloGene: 53056; GeneCards: CFAP157; OMA:CFAP157 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001012502

NM_025619

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001012520

NP_079895

Location (UCSC)n/aChr 2: 32.67 – 32.67 Mb
PubMed search[2][3]
Wikidata
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CFAP157 gene is "specifically required during spermatogenesis for flagellum morphogenesis and sperm motility and may be required to suppress the formation of supernumerary axonemes and ensure a correct ultrastructure,"[4] according to UniProt.

Gene

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Location

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CFAP157 is located on chromosome 9, 9q34.11 in human from base pair 127,706,989 to base pair 127,716,002.[5]

 
Location of CFAP157 in chromosome 9

Features

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The size of the gene is 9,013 bases, and the orientation is plus strand.[5] The gene holds 9 exons.[6]

mRNA

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The most common variant of mRNAs of CFAP157 contains 1,722 base pairs.[6]

Expression

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CFAP157 is expressed in many human body tissues such as cervix, lung, testis, and uterus. People who have uterine tumor are likely to have an expression in CFAP157. This gene is expressed in both adults and fetuses.[7]

Protein

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There are 520 amino acids in CFAP157 in human.[8] The protein is glutamine extremely rich, and glycine poor. The protein is quite neutral with the isoelectric point at pH 7.4.[9] The average mass of the protein is estimated to be 60,531.748 Da, and the absorption coefficient is estimated to be 25,440 M−1 cm−1.

CFAP157 is primarily composed of α-helices, and there is no transmembrane helix. The protein structure making program called Phyre is used to create the predicted structure of CFAP157.

 
Predicted structure for CFAP157 made by Phyre

Homology

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There is no known paralog for CFAP157 in human. CFAP157 has numerous orthologs. The following table contains some of orthologs including human, common chimpanzee, rhesus macaque, cattle, dog, mouse, rat, tropical clawed frog, and zebra fish.[10]

Species Common Name Accession Number Sequence Identity Sequence Similarity
Homo sapiens Human NP_001012520 100% 100%
Pan troglodytes Common chimpanzee XP_001143084 98.5% 99.0%
Macaca mulatta Rhesus macaque XP_001095281 95.2% 96.4%
Bos taurus Cattle XP_005213477 70.5% 84.0%
Canis lupus familiaris Dog XP_005625392 71.5% 80.9%
Mus musculus Mouse NP_079895 64.6% 79.0%
Rattus norvegicus Rat NP_001094339 64.2% 78.4%
Xenopus tropicalis Tropical clawed frog NP_001072774 41.5% 60.5%
Danio rerio Zebrafish NP_001103638 34.0% 54.9%

Interacting Proteins

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P14335 (Kunjin virus strain MRM61C) is the virus that interacts with CFAP157 via two-hybrid screening. Kunjin virus is not as severe as other viruses, but this is a noticeable discovery because it is possible to exploit the interaction to develop new types of medicine. Researchers at the University of Queensland discovered a new medical use for the Kunjin virus in 2005, and the possible treatments include HIV/cancer vaccines.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000038987Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "CFAP157 - Cilia- and flagella-associated protein 157 - Homo sapiens (Human) - CFAP157 gene & protein". www.uniprot.org. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  5. ^ a b Database, GeneCards Human Gene. "CFAP157 Gene - GeneCards | CF157 Protein | CF157 Antibody". www.genecards.org. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  6. ^ a b "Homo sapiens cilia and flagella associated protein 157 (CFAP157), tran - Nucleotide - NCBI". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  7. ^ Group, Schuler. "EST Profile - Hs.652519". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-23. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ "cilia- and flagella-associated protein 157 [Homo sapiens] - Protein - NCBI". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  9. ^ "Prot pi | Bioinformatics Calculator". www.protpi.ch. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  10. ^ "BLAST: Basic Local Alignment Search Tool". blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  11. ^ "New medical uses for the Kunjin virus". News-Medical.net. 2005-04-12. Retrieved 2018-05-06.