VXN vexin [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: VXNprovided by HGNC
Official Full Name: vexinprovided by HGNC
Primary source: HGNC:HGNC:28498
See related: Ensembl:ENSG00000169085 AllianceGenome:HGNC:28498
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: C8orf46
Summary: Predicted to be involved in neuron differentiation. Predicted to be located in nucleus and plasma membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
Expression: Biased expression in brain (RPKM 41.0) and prostate (RPKM 1.1) See more
Orthologs: mouse all
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Genomic context

Location:: 8q13.1

Exon count:: 6

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2025_08	current	GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40)	8	NC_000008.11 (66493566..66518524)
RS_2025_08	current	T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1)	8	NC_060932.1 (66919332..66944291)
RS_2024_09	previous assembly	GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25)	8	NC_000008.10 (67405801..67430759)

Chromosome 8 - NC_000008.11 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

What's a GeneRIF?

Vexin is upregulated in cerebral cortical neurons by brain-derived neurotrophic factor.
Title: Vexin is upregulated in cerebral cortical neurons by brain-derived neurotrophic factor.

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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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Markers

D8S1578 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:74827

RH91788 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:84339

1978 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:27514

D8S1398E (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:14788

HSC15E112 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:82141

A002V38 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:45304

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in nervous system development	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in neurogenesis	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in neurogenesis	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in neuron differentiation	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in neuron differentiation	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in neuron differentiation	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in nucleus	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in nucleus	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
located_in plasma membrane	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in plasma membrane	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: vexin

Names: uncharacterized protein C8orf46

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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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.