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SPAG6
sperm associated antigen 6
Chromosome 10 · 10p12.2
NCBI Gene: 9576Ensembl: ENSG00000077327.16HGNC: HGNC:11215UniProt: A0A0A0MRT8
40PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
sperm midpiecesperm glycocalyxmicrotubule cytoskeletonsperm principal piecebenign prostatic hyperplasiaEscherichia coli Infectionsneoplasmbreast cancer
✦AI Summary

SPAG6 (sperm associated antigen 6) is a microtubule-binding protein that serves as the mammalian orthologue of Chlamydomonas PF16, primarily functioning in flagellar motility and axonemal structure 1. The protein localizes to sperm tails and contains eight armadillo repeats that mediate protein-protein interactions, placing it in the central pair apparatus of the flagellar axoneme 1. SPAG6 expression is highly enriched in testis, with the gene mapping to chromosome 10.2-p12 1. Functionally, SPAG6 serves as a central pair marker, as evidenced by its reduced abundance in sperm with flagellar axoneme defects, including central pair microtubule deficiency 2. Beyond reproductive function, SPAG6 has emerged as clinically significant in cancer biology. Overexpression of SPAG6 correlates with poor prognosis in osteosarcoma, showing positive associations with pathological grade, metastasis, and Enneking stage 3. In breast cancer, SPAG6 promotes tumor progression through the PI3K/Akt pathway, with circMYH9 enhancing SPAG6 mRNA stability by recruiting EIF4A3 4. Additionally, SPAG6 methylation patterns serve as potential liquid biopsy biomarkers for triple-negative breast cancer detection 5. The protein functions in various physiological processes including ciliary movement, immune synapse formation, and represents a potential therapeutic target in multiple malignancies 6.

Sources cited
1
SPAG6 is mammalian orthologue of Chlamydomonas PF16, localizes to sperm tails, contains armadillo repeats, and maps to chromosome 10p11.2-p12
PMID: 10493827
2
SPAG6 serves as central pair marker and is reduced in sperm with flagellar axoneme defects
PMID: 34932939
3
SPAG6 overexpression correlates with poor prognosis in osteosarcoma and associates with metastasis parameters
PMID: 36199573
4
SPAG6 promotes breast cancer progression through PI3K/Akt pathway, with circMYH9 enhancing its mRNA stability
PMID: 40145872
5
SPAG6 methylation patterns serve as liquid biopsy biomarkers for triple-negative breast cancer
PMID: 36305646
6
SPAG6 functions in ciliary movement, immune synapse formation, and represents therapeutic target in malignancies
PMID: 41685588
Disease Associationsⓘ20
benign prostatic hyperplasiaOpen Targets
0.16Weak
Escherichia coli InfectionsOpen Targets
0.12Weak
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.10Weak
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.10Weak
acute myeloid leukemiaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
azoospermiaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
renal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
osteosarcomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
Burkitts lymphomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
Miyoshi myopathyOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 83Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 3Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 55Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 7Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 16Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 21Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 65Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure, X-linked, 5Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
SPAG16Protein interaction99%MEIG1Protein interaction96%SPAG17Protein interaction93%CFAP221Protein interaction81%CFAP45Protein interaction72%SPEF2Protein interaction71%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Bone Marrow
12%
Lung
9%
Ovary
0%
Liver
0%
Heart
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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SPAG6SPAG16MEIG1SPAG17CFAP221CFAP45SPEF2
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt O75602
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.01LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.76 [0.58–1.01]
RankingsWhere SPAG6 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #10,245of 20,598
    Most Researched40
  • #9,903of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.01
Genes detectedSPAG6
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Aberrant expression of SPAG6 and NM23 predicts poor prognosis of human osteosarcoma.
PMID: 36199573
Front Genet · 2022
1.00
2
Bi-allelic variants in DNHD1 cause flagellar axoneme defects and asthenoteratozoospermia in humans and mice.
PMID: 34932939
Am J Hum Genet · 2022
0.90
3
Lineage-specific duplications of Muroidea Faim and Spag6 genes and atypical accelerated evolution of the parental Spag6 gene.
PMID: 24071998
J Mol Evol · 2013
0.80
4
CircMYH9 promotes the mRNA stability of SPAG6 by recruiting EIF4A3 to facilitate the progression of breast cancer.
PMID: 40145872
Epigenetics · 2025
0.70
5
Role of SPAG6 in regulating physiological functions and tumorigenesis (Review).
PMID: 41685588
Int J Oncol · 2026
0.60