VASN vasorin [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: VASNprovided by HGNC
Official Full Name: vasorinprovided by HGNC
Primary source: HGNC:HGNC:18517
See related: Ensembl:ENSG00000168140 MIM:608843; AllianceGenome:HGNC:18517
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Homo sapiens
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as: SLITL2
Summary: Enables transforming growth factor beta binding activity. Involved in negative regulation of epithelial to mesenchymal transition and negative regulation of transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway. Located in cell surface and extracellular exosome. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]
Expression: Broad expression in placenta (RPKM 16.9), kidney (RPKM 16.4) and 24 other tissues See more
Orthologs: mouse all
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Genomic context

Location:: 16p13.3

Exon count:: 2

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_08	current	GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40)	16	NC_000016.10 (4371848..4383538)
RS_2024_08	current	T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1)	16	NC_060940.1 (4401028..4412717)
RS_2024_09	previous assembly	GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25)	16	NC_000016.9 (4421849..4433539)

Chromosome 16 - NC_000016.10 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Expression

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Project title: Tissue-specific circular RNA induction during human fetal development
Description: 35 human fetal samples from 6 tissues (3 - 7 replicates per tissue) collected between 10 and 20 weeks gestational time were sequenced using Illumina TruSeq Stranded Total RNA
BioProject: PRJNA270632
Publication: PMID 26076956
Analysis date: Mon Apr 2 22:54:59 2018

Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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Vasorin promotes endothelial differentiation of glioma stem cells via stimulating the transcription of VEGFR2.
Title: Vasorin promotes endothelial differentiation of glioma stem cells via stimulating the transcription of VEGFR2.
The Oligomeric State of Vasorin in the Plasma Membrane Measured Non-Invasively by Quantitative Fluorescence Fluctuation Spectroscopy.
Title: The Oligomeric State of Vasorin in the Plasma Membrane Measured Non-Invasively by Quantitative Fluorescence Fluctuation Spectroscopy.
Vasorin promotes proliferation and migration via STAT3 signaling and acts as a promising therapeutic target of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Title: Vasorin promotes proliferation and migration via STAT3 signaling and acts as a promising therapeutic target of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Evidence for the expression of vasorin in the human female reproductive tissues.
Title: Evidence for the expression of vasorin in the human female reproductive tissues.
Circ_0060077 Knockdown Alleviates High-Glucose-Induced Cell Apoptosis, Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Fibrosis in HK-2 Cells via miR-145-5p/VASN Pathway.
Title: Circ_0060077 Knockdown Alleviates High-Glucose-Induced Cell Apoptosis, Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Fibrosis in HK-2 Cells via miR-145-5p/VASN Pathway.
Role of vasorin, an anti-apoptotic, anti-TGF-beta and hypoxia-induced glycoprotein in the trabecular meshwork cells and glaucoma.
Title: Role of vasorin, an anti-apoptotic, anti-TGF-β and hypoxia-induced glycoprotein in the trabecular meshwork cells and glaucoma.
VASN promotes proliferation of prostate cancer through the YAP/TAZ axis.
Title: VASN promotes proliferation of prostate cancer through the YAP/TAZ axis.
Inhibition of vascular smooth muscle cell calcification by vasorin through interference with TGFbeta1 signaling.
Title: Inhibition of vascular smooth muscle cell calcification by vasorin through interference with TGFβ1 signaling.
VASN stimulates tumor progression and angiogenesis.
Title: Vasorin stimulates malignant progression and angiogenesis in glioma.
Expression levels of ST3Gal1 and TGFB1 were high in breast cancer tumors samples and positively correlated with each other. Shorter relapse-free survival associated with lower expression of VASN and combination of low VASN with high ST3GAL1 yielded even higher risk of recurrence. Findings illustrated a feedback regulatory loop in which TGF-beta1 upregulates ST3Gal1 to circumvent the negative impact of VASN.
Title: Sialylation of vasorin by ST3Gal1 facilitates TGF-β1-mediated tumor angiogenesis and progression.

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Phenotypes

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Variation

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables cadherin binding	HDA more info	PubMed
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables signaling receptor activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables transforming growth factor beta binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables transforming growth factor beta binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within cellular response to hypoxia	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within cellular response to redox state	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in negative regulation of epithelial to mesenchymal transition	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in negative regulation of transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in negative regulation of transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in negative regulation of transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in cell surface	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in extracellular exosome	HDA more info	PubMed
located_in extracellular exosome	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in extracellular region	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in extracellular space	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in lysosomal membrane	HDA more info	PubMed
located_in membrane	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in mitochondrion	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
is_active_in plasma membrane	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in plasma membrane	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: vasorin

Names: protein slit-like 2; slit-like 2

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

mRNA and Protein(s)

NM_138440.3 → NP_612449.2 vasorin precursor

See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_612449.2

Status: VALIDATED

Source sequence(s)

AC012676, BC013767, BC068575

Consensus CDS

CCDS10514.1

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

Q6EMK4, Q6UXL4, Q6UXL5, Q96CX1

Related

ENSP00000306864.3, ENST00000304735.4

Conserved Domains (7) summary

smart00013
Location:23 → 54

LRRNT; Leucine rich repeat N-terminal domain

smart00082
Location:298 → 349

LRRCT; Leucine rich repeat C-terminal domain

sd00033
Location:34 → 56

LRR_RI; leucine-rich repeat [structural motif]

pfam00008
Location:409 → 440

EGF; EGF-like domain

pfam00041
Location:466 → 535

fn3; Fibronectin type III domain

pfam12799
Location:76 → 117

LRR_4; Leucine Rich repeats (2 copies)

pfam13855
Location:101 → 158

LRR_8; Leucine rich repeat