TESMIN, Official Symbol TESMINprovided by HGNC Official Full Name testis expressed metallothionein like proteinprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:7446 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000132749 MIM:604374; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7446 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 MTL5; MTLT; CXCDC2 Summary Metallothionein proteins are highly conserved low-molecular-weight cysteine-rich proteins that are induced by and bind to heavy metal ions and have no enzymatic activity. They may play a central role in the regulation of cell growth and differentiation and are involved in spermatogenesis. This gene encodes a metallothionein-like protein which has been shown to be expressed differentially in mouse testis and ovary. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in testis (RPKM 13.9), bone marrow (RPKM 1.4) and 2 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all