| Entrez gene ID | | 9084 |
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| Official gene symbol | | VCY |
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| Full name | | variable charge, Y-linked |
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| Aliases | | ,BPY1,MGC119817,VCY1,VCY1A,VCY1B, |
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| 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] |
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| Location | | Chromosome: Y Locus: Yq11.221 |
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| Gene position | | 16098392 - 16097652 Map Viewer |
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| Gene orientation | | minus |
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| Gene size | | 743 bp |
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| OMIM ID | | 400012 |
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