variable charge Y-linked 1B

BPY1B

Testis-specific basic protein Y 1

Basic charge, Y-linked 1

Variably charged protein Y

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].

Varaico: Literature-Extracted Genetic Variants

VCY1B

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