Gene Information
Gene NameVCL
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1134
Protein NamesVinculin (Metavinculin) (MV)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000035403 )
Evolutionary StageOpisthokonta
AlphaFoldDBP18206
Gene CardVCL
Uniprot IDP18206
PfamPF01044
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.458709197)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ VCL ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ VCL ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ VCL ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ VCL ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Vcl ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ VCL ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Vcl ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ VCL ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCTNNA2, CTNNA3, CTNNA1, CTNNAL1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityMetavinculin is muscle-specific.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1RKC  (X-ray  2.70A  1RKE  (X-ray  2.35A  1SYQ  (X-ray  2.42A  1TR2  (X-ray  2.90A  1YDI  (X-ray  1.80A  2GWW  (X-ray  2.72A  2HSQ  (X-ray  3.97A  2IBF  (X-ray  3.20A  3H2U  (X-ray  2.75A  3H2V  (X-ray  2.90A  3JBK  (EM  8.20A  3MYI  (X-ray  2.20A  3RF3  (X-ray  1.61A  3S90  (X-ray  1.97A  3TJ5  (X-ray  1.99A  3TJ6  (X-ray  2.76A  3VF0  (X-ray  2.54A  4DJ9  (X-ray  2.25A  4EHP  (X-ray  2.66A  4LN2  (X-ray  1.00A  4LNP  (X-ray  1.41A  4PR9  (X-ray  3.20A  5L0C  (X-ray  3.10A  5L0D  (X-ray  2.75A  5L0F  (X-ray  2.76A  5L0G  (X-ray  3.40A  5L0H  (X-ray  2.90A  5L0I  (X-ray  2.45A  5L0J  (X-ray  4.00A  5O2Q  (NMR  6FUY  (X-ray  3.00A  6UPW  (EM  2.90A  7KTT  (EM  4.17A  7KTU  (EM  4.15A  7KTV  (EM  4.50A  7KTW  (EM  4.27A 
DBSNP rs17853882  rs71579353  rs16931179  rs71579375  rs121917776 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P12003};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P12003};
Cytoplasmic side {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P12003}. Cell junction, adherens junction {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P12003}. Cell junction, focal adhesion {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P12003}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P85972}. Cell membrane, sarcolemma {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q64727};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q64727};
Cytoplasmic side {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q64727}. Note=Recruitment to cell-cell junctions occurs in a myosin II-dependent manner. Interaction with CTNNB1 is necessary for its localization to the cell-cell junctions. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P12003}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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