VCY1B, variable charge Y-linked 1B

VCY1B, variable charge Y-linked 1B

• 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 telomeric copy. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

• Gene Synonyms (BPY1B, testis-specific basic protein Y 1, basic charge, Y-linked 1, basic protein on Y chromosome, 1, testis-specific basic protein on Y, 1, variably charged protein Y,)
• NCBI Gene ID: 353513
• Species: Homo sapiens (Human)
• UNIPROT ID#>>O14598
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