VCX3A

protein-coding

variable charge X-linked 3A, the group of Variable charge X/Y family

Gene summary

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. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Previous symbols:
  • VCX3

MANE transcript

NM_016379.4

Inheritance

—

ClinVar variants

U:95B:21

Top phenotype

VCX3A-related disorder

gnomAD constraint

pLI —, LoF o/e 0

Max pathogenic AF

—

Genomic locus

chrX:6,533,618-6,535,118

External References & Databases

Transcript & Mutation Effects

hg38 • Region Span ~1.5 kb
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GenCC Phenotypes & Disease Associations

Curated gene-disease validity assertions and inheritance patterns

No GenCC data available for this gene.

ClinVar Associated Diseases & Phenotypes

Reported disease conditions connected to VCX3A variants in ClinVar

3 Conditions Cataloged
not specifiedTotal: 103
not providedTotal: 16
VCX3A-related disorderTotal: 5

ClinVar Variants & Pathogenicity by Type

Statistics based on transcript NM_016379.4. Only rare variants are included.

We include only reliable ClinVar variants with their consequences to MANE Select, MANE Plus Clinical transcripts, or transcripts with TSL equal to 1. Click a count to filter the variants table below.

Slight differences between displayed counts and ClinVar may occur due to a different transcript/consequence chosen by our variant effect predictor, or because we classify Benign/Likely benign as Likely benign and Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic as Likely pathogenic.

EffectPLPVUSLBBSum
synonymous
9
clinvar
9
missense
95
clinvar
9
clinvar
3
clinvar
107
nonsense
0
start loss
0
frameshift
0
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
0
Total0095183116
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Transcript Catalog

Annotated transcript isoforms across RefSeq and Ensembl databases

Showing 4 of 5 transcripts
Transcript IDSourceProtein IDCoding ExonsMANE Status
NM_016379.4RefSeqNP_057463.22MANE Select
ENST00000381089.7EnsemblENSP00000370479.32MANE Select
ENST00000398729.1EnsemblENSP00000381713.13Standard
ENST00000898738.1EnsemblENSP00000568797.12Standard

Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations & Pathways

Biological processes, molecular functions, cellular components and pathways

Biological Process

  • brain development

Cellular Component

  • nucleus
  • nucleolus

gnomAD Constraint

Source: gnomAD

Gene type
protein_coding
Transcript type
protein_coding
Transcript
ENST00000381089
Coding exons
2
Length
1501
Individuals with no LoFs
0
Homozygous LoFs
0
Heterozygous LoFs
0
Defined
0
p
0.00
Z-ScoreObservedExpectedObserved/ExpectedMutation RateTotal Possible
Missense-2.148645.41.890.000003651138
Missense (PolyPhen)
Synonymous-3.024223.41.790.00000242333
Loss of Function0.47900.2680.001.68e-818

Population LoF Frequency

PopulationCAFp-valueStatus
African00.0absent
Latino/Admixed American00.0absent
Ashkenazi Jewish00.0absent
East Asian00.0absent
Finnish00.0absent
European (Non-Finnish)00.0absent
South Asian00.0absent
Other00.0absent

dbNSFP Gene Annotations

Source: dbNSFP

Function
FUNCTION: May mediate a process in spermatogenesis or may play a role in sex ratio distortion.;

Essentials

Essential (CRISPR)
N
Essential (gene trap)
N
Indispensability pred.
N
Indispensability score
0.0500

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianMediumMediumMedium
Primary ImmunodeficiencyMediumMediumMedium
CancerMediumMediumMedium
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