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Motile sperm domain containing 2
Introduction
Motile sperm domain containing 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MOSPD2 gene.[1] It is an endoplasmic reticulum–resident protein involved in membrane contact site formation.[2]
References
References
- ↑ “Entrez Gene: Motile sperm domain containing 2”.
- ↑ Di Mattia T, Wilhelm LP, Ikhlef S, Wendling C, Spehner D, Nominé Y, Giordano F, Mathelin C, Drin G, Tomasetto C, Alpy F (June 2018). “Identification of MOSPD2, a novel scaffold for endoplasmic reticulum membrane contact sites”. EMBO Reports. 19 (7): e45453. doi:10.15252/embr.201745453. PMC 6030701. PMID 29858488.
Further reading
Further reading
- Velez Edwards DR, Naj AC, Monda K, North KE, Neuhouser M, Magvanjav O, Kusimo I, Vitolins MZ, Manson JE, O’Sullivan MJ, Rampersaud E, Edwards TL (March 2013). “Gene-environment interactions and obesity traits among postmenopausal African-American and Hispanic women in the Women’s Health Initiative SHARe Study”. Human Genetics. 132 (3): 323–36. doi:10.1007/s00439-012-1246-3. PMC 3704217. PMID 23192594.