USP9Y

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

USP9Y

Identifiers

Aliases

USP9Y, DFFRY, SPGFY2, ubiquitin specific peptidase 9, Y-linked, ubiquitin specific peptidase 9 Y-linked

External IDs

OMIM: 400005 MGI: 1313274 HomoloGene: 68408 GeneCards: USP9Y

Gene location (Human)

Chr.	Y chromosome (human)^[1]

Band	Yq11.221	Start	12,537,650 bp^[1]
Band	Yq11.221	End	12,860,839 bp^[1]

Gene location (Mouse)

Chr.	Y chromosome (mouse)^[2]

Band	Y\|Ypter	Start	1,298,961 bp^[2]
Band	Y\|Ypter	End	1,459,782 bp^[2]

RNA expression pattern

Bgee

Human

Mouse (ortholog)

Top expressed in

right lung

Brodmann area 9

prostate

seminal vesicula

corpus epididymis

cerebellar vermis

caput epididymis

anterior pituitary

right adrenal gland

rectum

Top expressed in

spermatid

seminiferous tubule

spermatocyte

left lung lobe

trachea

More reference expression data

BioGPS


More reference expression data

Gene ontology
Molecular function	thiol-dependent deubiquitinase peptidase activity cysteine-type peptidase activity co-SMAD binding hydrolase activity cysteine-type endopeptidase activity
Cellular component	cytoplasm
Biological process	protein deubiquitination transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway cell migration BMP signaling pathway ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process spermatogenesis proteolysis
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO

Orthologs

Species

Human

Mouse

Entrez


8287


107868

Ensembl


ENSG00000114374


ENSMUSG00000069044

UniProt


O00507


F8VPU6

RefSeq (mRNA)


NM_004654


NM_148943

RefSeq (protein)


NP_004645


NP_683745

Location (UCSC)

Chr Y: 12.54 – 12.86 Mb

Chr Y: 1.3 – 1.46 Mb

PubMed search

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Wikidata

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Ubiquitin specific peptidase 9, Y-linked (fat facets-like, Drosophila), also known as USP9Y, is an enzyme which in humans is encoded by the USP9Y gene.^[5] It is required for sperm production. This enzyme is a member of the peptidase C19 family and is similar to ubiquitin-specific proteases, which cleave the ubiquitin moiety from ubiquitin-fused precursors and ubiquitinylated proteins.

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene have been associated with Sertoli cell-only syndrome (SCO) and male infertility.^[5]

The USP9Y gene is found on the azoospermia factor (AZF) region on the Y chromosome. Men who have impaired or no sperm production often have a deletion in the AZF region, especially in the USP9Y gene, and it was thought that USP9Y was necessary for sperm production. However, a man and his father with a USP9Y deletion who could produce sperm were recently reported. The corresponding gene is present but inactive in chimpanzees and bonobos.^[6]^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000114374 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ ^a ^b ^c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000069044 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ ^a ^b "Entrez Gene: USP9Y ubiquitin specific peptidase 9, Y-linked (fat facets-like, Drosophila)".
^ Luddi A, Margollicci M, Gambera L, Serafini F, Cioni M, De Leo V, Balestri P, Piomboni P (February 2009). "Spermatogenesis in a man with complete deletion of USP9Y". N. Engl. J. Med. 360 (9): 881–5. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa0806218. PMID 19246359.
^ Tyler-Smith C, Krausz C (February 2009). "The Will-o'-the-Wisp of Genetics—Hunting for the Azoospermia Factor Gene". N. Engl. J. Med. 360 (9): 925–7. doi:10.1056/NEJMe0900301. PMC 2700876. PMID 19246366.

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