TABLE 4

CatSper4 channel

Channel name CatSper4
Description Putative voltage-gated cation-selective ion channel subunit
Other names
Molecular information Human unigene: Hs0.123532: BN000273; chr. 1p35.3
Mouse unigene: Mm0.79072: NM_177866; chr. 4 D3
Associated subunits Not established
Functional assays Not established
Current Not established
Conductance Not established
Ion selectivity Putative Ca2+-permeant
Activation Putative voltage-gated
Inactivation Not established
Activators Not established
Gating inhibitors Not established
Blockers Not established
Radioligands None
Channel distribution Testis
Physiological functions Not established
Mutations and pathophysiology Not established
Pharmacological significance Not established
  • chr., chromosome.

  • 1. Lobley A, Pierron V, Reynolds L, Allen L, and Michalovich D (2003) Identification of human and mouse CatSper3 and CatSper4 genes: characterisation of a common interaction domain and evidence for expression in testis. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 1:53