Variable Charge, X-Linked 3A Proteins (VCX3A)

This gene belongs to the VCX\\/Y gene family, which has multiple members on both X and Y chromosomes, and all are expressed exclusively in male germ cells. The X-linked members are clustered on chromosome Xp22 and Y-linked members are two identical copies of the gene within a palindromic region on Yq11. The family members 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. The VCX gene cluster is polymorphic in terms of copy number\\\\; different individuals may have a different number of VCX genes. VCX\\/Y genes encode small and highly charged proteins of unknown function. The presence of a putative bipartite nuclear localization signal suggests that VCX\\/Y members are nuclear proteins. This gene contains 8 repeats of the 30-bp unit.

• variable charge, X-linked 3A (VCX3A)

• VCX-8r protein
• VCX-A protein
• VCX3 protein
• VCX8R protein
• VCXA protein

variable charge X-linked protein 3 , variable charge protein on X with eight repeats , variably charged X-A , variably charged protein X-A