VCY

GENE INFORMATION

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Gene name

VCY (HGNC Symbol)

Synonyms

BPY1, VCY1, VCY1A

Description

Variable charge, Y-linked (HGNC Symbol)

Entrez gene summary

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of a family of human VCX/Y genes. This gene family has multiple members on both X and Y chromosomes, and all are expressed exclusively in male germ cells. Members of the VCX/Y family 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. VCX/Y genes encode small and highly charged proteins of unknown function. This gene encodes a small, positively charged protein. The presence of a putative bipartite nuclear localization signal suggests that this gene encodes a nuclear protein. The genome has two identical copies of this gene within a palindromic region; this record represents the more centromeric copy. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Chromosome

Y

Cytoband

q11.221

Chromosome location (bp)

16097652 - 16098393

Protein evidence

Evidence at protein level (all genes)

Ensembl

ENSG00000129864 (version 75.37)

Entrez gene

9084

UniProt

O14598 (UniProt - Evidence at transcript level)

neXtProt

NX_O14598

Antibodypedia

VCY antibodies
 

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VCY-001
 
 
 
 
 

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Ensembl

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Protein class

Gene ontology

Length
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Signal peptide
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Transmembrane regions
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VCY-001 ENSP00000250825
ENST00000250825
O14598
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