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FLASH GENE
Symbol HDLBP contributors: mct/npt - updated : 24-09-2009
HGNC name high density lipoprotein binding protein
HGNC id 4857
Location 2q37.3      Physical location : 242.166.678 - 242.255.254
Synonym name
  • vigilin
  • HDL-binding protein
  • Synonym symbol(s) VGL, HBP, FLJ16432, PRO2900
    DNA
    TYPE functioning gene
    STRUCTURE 88.58 kb     28 Exon(s)
    10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study
    MAPPING cloned Y linked N status confirmed
    RNA
    TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
    identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
    ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
    28 - 6516 141.31 1268 - Zhou (2008)
    28 - 6372 141.31 1268 - Zhou (2008)
    EXPRESSION
    Type ubiquitous
       expressed in (based on citations)
    organ(s)
    SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Nervousbrain   highly
    tissue
    SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Connectivebone  highly
    Connectivecartilage  highly
    cell lineage proliferating cells
    cell lines
    fluid/secretion
    at STAGE
    PROTEIN
    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    STRUCTURE
    motifs/domains
  • fourteen K homology (KH) motif
  • C-terminal domain binding to the histone methyltransferase SUV39H1 (Zhou 2008)
  • conjugated LipoP
    HOMOLOGY
    interspecies homolog to murine Hdlbp
    Homologene
    FAMILY
    CATEGORY transport
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm
    intracellular,nucleus,chromatin/chromosome,heterochromosome
    intracellular,nuclear envelope,int
    text localize to heterochromatin (Wang 2005)
    basic FUNCTION
  • playing a role in cell sterol metabolism
  • may be functioning to protect cells from over-accumulation of cholesterol
  • RNA-binding protein previously implicated in heterochromatin formation and chromosome segregation (Zhou 2008)
  • plays a pivotal role in the endocrine regulation of both lipids and cholesterol (Chen 2003)
  • key regulator in proliferating cells (Felder 2009)
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism lipid/lipoprotein
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA binding
    small molecule
    protein
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s)
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    constitutional     --low  
    in autism with deletion 2q37.3 (Feider 2009)
    tumoral     --low  
    in gastric cancer
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS