GMCL1, Official Symbol GMCL1provided by HGNC Official Full Name germ cell-less 1, spermatogenesis associatedprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:23843 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000087338 MIM:618627; AllianceGenome:HGNC:23843 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as GCL; GCL1; BTBD13; SPATA29 Summary This gene encodes a nuclear envelope protein that appears to be involved in spermatogenesis, either directly or by influencing genes that play a more direct role in the process. This multi-exon locus is the homolog of the mouse and drosophila germ cell-less gene but the human genome also contains a single-exon locus on chromosome 5 that contains an open reading frame capable of encoding a highly-related protein. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in testis (RPKM 10.7), duodenum (RPKM 7.8) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all