VCX

Variable charge X-linked protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the VCX gene.^[3][4][5]

VCX
Identifiers
Aliases	VCX, VCX-10r, VCX-B1, VCX1, VCX10R, VCXB1, variable charge, X-linked, variable charge X-linked
External IDs	OMIM: 300229; HomoloGene: 88395; GeneCards: VCX; OMA:VCX - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. X chromosome (human)[1] Band Xp22.31 Start 7,842,262 bp[1] End 7,844,143 bp[1]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in right testis left testis gonad testicle ventricular zone putamen right uterine tube primary visual cortex nucleus accumbens duodenum n/a More reference expression data BioGPS More reference expression data
Gene ontology Molecular function chromatin binding Cellular component nucleolus nucleus Biological process ribosome assembly chromatin organization spermatogenesis brain development Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 26609 n/a Ensembl ENSG00000182583 n/a UniProt Q9H320 n/a RefSeq (mRNA) NM_013452 NM_001393662 n/a RefSeq (protein) NP_038480 n/a Location (UCSC) Chr X: 7.84 – 7.84 Mb n/a PubMed search [2] n/a
Wikidata
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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.^[5]