This gene encodes a HORMA domain-containing protein. HORMA domains are involved in chromatin binding and play a role in cell cycle regulation. The encoded protein may play a role in meiosis, and expression of this gene is a potential marker for cancer. A pseudogene of this gene is located on the long arm of chromosome 6. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2010],
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Function:
similarity:Contains 1 HORMA domain.,tissue specificity:Testis-specific. Over-expressed in carcinomas.,
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Cellular Localization:
Nucleus . Chromosome . Preferentially localizes to unsynapsed or desynapsed chromosomal regions during the prophase I stage of meiosis. TRIP13 is required for depletion from synapsed chromosomes. The expression of the phosphorylated form at Ser-377 is restricted to unsynapsed chromosomal regions (By similarity). .