{"symbol":"GAPDHS","synonyms":["GAPDH-2","GAPD2","GAPDS","HSD-35","HEL-S-278"],"name":"glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, spermatogenic","description":"This gene encodes a protein belonging to the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase family of enzymes that play an important role in carbohydrate metabolism. Like its somatic cell counterpart, this sperm-specific enzyme functions in a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-dependent manner to remove hydrogen and add phosphate to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to form 1,3-diphosphoglycerate. During spermiogenesis, this enzyme may play an important role in regulating the switch between different energy-producing pathways, and it is required for sperm motility and male fertility. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":26330,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/26330","proteins":[{"symbol":"G3PT_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/G3PT_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}