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vtg8 vitellogenin 8 [ Danio rerio (zebrafish) ]

Gene ID: 560066, updated on 27-Mar-2024

Summary

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Official Symbol
vtg8provided by ZNC
Official Full Name
vitellogenin 8provided by ZNC
Primary source
ZFIN:ZDB-GENE-091106-1
See related
Ensembl:ENSDARG00000092028 AllianceGenome:ZFIN:ZDB-GENE-091106-1
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
MODEL
Organism
Danio rerio
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Danionidae; Danioninae; Danio
Also known as
si:dkey-4c23.3
Summary
Predicted to enable lipid transporter activity and nutrient reservoir activity. Predicted to act upstream of or within lipid transport. Is expressed in intestine; liver; and ovary. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Orthologs
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Genomic context

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Location:
chromosome: 22
Exon count:
30
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
106 current GRCz11 (GCF_000002035.6) 22 NC_007133.7 (24888117..24900385, complement)
105 previous assembly GRCz10 (GCF_000002035.5) 22 NC_007133.6 (24860895..24872770, complement)

Chromosome 22 - NC_007133.7Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene vitellogenin 7 Neighboring gene vitellogenin 2 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC101886000 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC110438279 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC100536326

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Expression

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  • Project title: Sequencing the Zebrafish transcriptome from a range of tissues and developmental stages
  • Description: Sequencing the Zebrafish transcriptome from a range of tissues and developmental stages
  • BioProject: PRJEB1986
  • Analysis date: Fri Dec 8 19:48:10 2017

Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Evolution and differential expression of a vertebrate vitellogenin gene cluster. Finn RN, et al. BMC Evol Biol, 2009 Jan 5. PMID 19123940, Free PMC Article
  2. Genomic and proteomic analyses reveal non-neofunctionalized vitellogenins in a basal clupeocephalan, the Atlantic herring, and point to the origin of maturational yolk proteolysis in marine teleosts. Kristoffersen BA, et al. Mol Biol Evol, 2009 May. PMID 19174481
  3. Genome editing reveals reproductive and developmental dependencies on specific types of vitellogenin in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Yilmaz O, et al. Mol Reprod Dev, 2019 Sep. PMID 31380595
  4. Multiple vitellogenins in zebrafish (Danio rerio): quantitative inventory of genes, transcripts and proteins, and relation to egg quality. Yilmaz O, et al. Fish Physiol Biochem, 2018 Dec. PMID 29882000
  5. Insight into molecular pathways of retinal metabolism, associated with vitellogenesis in zebrafish. Levi L, et al. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 2012 Mar 15. PMID 22205629

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

General gene information

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Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by ZFIN

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables lipid transporter activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
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enables nutrient reservoir activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within lipid transport IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  

General protein information

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Preferred Names
vitellogenin
Names
vtg1-1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Reference GRCz11 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_007133.7 Reference GRCz11 Primary Assembly

    Range
    24888117..24900385 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_021469701.1 → XP_021325376.1  vitellogenin

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A8M9PST4
    Related
    ENSDARP00000120763.1, ENSDART00000147643.2
    Conserved Domains (4) summary
    smart00216
    Location:1349 → 1492
    VWD; von Willebrand factor (vWF) type D domain
    pfam01347
    Location:34 → 596
    Vitellogenin_N; Lipoprotein amino terminal region
    pfam09172
    Location:631 → 911
    DUF1943; Domain of unknown function (DUF1943)
    pfam09175
    Location:1148 → 1312
    DUF1944; Domain of unknown function (DUF1944)

Reference GRCz11 ALT_DRER_TU_1

Genomic

  1. NW_018395108.1 Reference GRCz11 ALT_DRER_TU_1

    Range
    241974..253731 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_021473502.1 → XP_021329177.1  vitellogenin

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A8M9PDK6
    Conserved Domains (4) summary
    smart00216
    Location:1349 → 1493
    VWD; von Willebrand factor (vWF) type D domain
    pfam01347
    Location:34 → 596
    Vitellogenin_N; Lipoprotein amino terminal region
    pfam09172
    Location:631 → 911
    DUF1943; Domain of unknown function (DUF1943)
    pfam09175
    Location:1148 → 1312
    DUF1944; Domain of unknown function (DUF1944)

Reference GRCz11 ALT_DRER_TU_2

Genomic

  1. NW_018395353.1 Reference GRCz11 ALT_DRER_TU_2

    Range
    52585..64853 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_021474478.1 → XP_021330153.1  vitellogenin

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A8M9PST4
    Conserved Domains (4) summary
    smart00216
    Location:1349 → 1492
    VWD; von Willebrand factor (vWF) type D domain
    pfam01347
    Location:34 → 596
    Vitellogenin_N; Lipoprotein amino terminal region
    pfam09172
    Location:631 → 911
    DUF1943; Domain of unknown function (DUF1943)
    pfam09175
    Location:1148 → 1312
    DUF1944; Domain of unknown function (DUF1944)
Nucleotide Protein
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