Symbol: Name: ID: |
VCX variable charge, X-linked GFS:2447 |
Gene name: | VCX |
Chromosome: | Xp22.31 |
Previous Symbols: | |
Previous Names: | variable charge, X chromosome |
Aliases: | VCX1, VCX10R, VCX-10r, VCX-B1 |
Name Aliases: | |
Locus Type: | gene with protein product |
Mouse Genome Database ID: | Rat Genome Database ID: | ||
HGNC ID: | HGNC:12667 | RefSeq IDs: | NM_013452 |
Entrez Gene ID: | 26609 | Ensembl Gene ID: | ENSG00000182583 |
VEGA IDs: | OTTHUMG00000028608 | UniProt ID: | Q9H320 |
UCSC ID: | uc004crz.2 | OMIM ID: | 300229 |
Pubmed: | PMID10607842 PMID 10903929 | ||
CCDS IDs: | CCDSCCDS14128.1 |
Variable charge X-linked protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the VCX gene.
This gene belongs to the VCX/Y gene family, which has multiple members on both X and Y chromosomes, and all are expressed exclusively in male germ cells. The X-linked members are clustered on chromosome Xp22 and Y-linked members are two identical copies of the gene within a palindromic region on Yq11. The family members share a high degree of sequence identity, with the exception that a 30-bp unit is tandemly repeated in X-linked members but occurs only once in Y-linked members. The VCX gene cluster is polymorphic in terms of copy number; different individuals may have a different number of VCX genes. VCX/Y genes encode small and highly charged proteins of unknown function. The presence of a putative bipartite nuclear localization signal suggests that VCX/Y members are nuclear proteins. This gene contains 10 repeats of the 30-bp unit. [provided by RefSeq].
Function: May mediate a process in spermatogenesis or may play a role in sex ratio distortion.
Products for VCX gene
Catalog | Product Name | Application | Company |
GFS:E02447 | variable charge, X-linked; ELISA kit | ELISA | n/a |
GFS:A02447 | variable charge, X-linked; Anti | ANTIBODIES | n/a |
GFS:P02447 | variable charge, X-linked; Protien | Protien | n/a |