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Gene information for VHLL (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID391104
Official gene symbolVHLL
Full namevon Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor-like
Aliases,VHLP,VLP,
Gene summaryVon Hippel-Lindau (VHL) tumor suppressor protein is a component of an E3 ubiquitin ligase complex that selectively ubiquitinates the alpha subunit of the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) transcription factor for proteasome-mediated degradation. Inactivation of VHL causes VHL disease and sporadic kidney cancer. This gene encodes a VHL homolog that lacks one of two key domains necessary for VHL function. This gene may contribute to the regulation of oxygen homeostasis and neovascularization during placenta development. This gene is intronless, and can also be interpreted as a retrotransposed pseudogene of the VHL locus located on chromosome 3. However, the protein is represented in this RefSeq due to evidence in PMID:14757845 that strongly suggests it is translated. The same publication also indicates that this protein binds HIF alpha but fails to recruit the E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, and it therefore functions as a dominant-negative VHL protein and a protector of HIF alpha. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 1   Locus: 1q22
Gene position156269428 - 156268415  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size1014 bp
Gene sequence