Smcp - sperm mitochondria-associated cysteine-rich protein

Predicted to be involved in flagellated sperm motility. Predicted to act upstream of or within binding activity of sperm to zona pellucida and penetration of zona pellucida. Predicted to be located in mitochondrion. Orthologous to human SMCP (sperm mitochondria associated cysteine rich protein). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]