Gene Information
Gene NameVPS18
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length973
Protein NamesVacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 18 homolog (hVPS18)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000104142 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9P253
Gene CardVPS18
Uniprot IDQ9P253
PfamPF00637; PF05131
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.762541319)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ VPS18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ VPS18 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ VPS18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ VPS18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Vps18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ VPS18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Vps18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ VPS18 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsVPS11
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitous. Expression was highest in heart and low in lung. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11382755}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.441246(Rat);0.169882(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Late endosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11382755};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11382755};
Cytoplasmic side {ECO:0000305}. Lysosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11382755, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21802320};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11382755};
Cytoplasmic side {ECO:0000305}. Early endosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18552835}. Cytoplasmic vesicle, autophagosome {ECO:0000305}. Cytoplasmic vesicle, clathrin-coated vesicle {ECO:0000305}. Note=Cytoplasmic, peripheral membrane protein associated with early endosomes and late endosomes/lysosomes.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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