Gene Information
Gene NameVPS16
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length839
Protein NamesVacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 16 homolog (hVPS16)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000215305 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9H269
Gene CardVPS16
Uniprot IDQ9H269
PfamPF04840; PF04841
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.000803187)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ VPS16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ VPS16 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ VPS16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ VPS16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Vps16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ VPS16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Vps16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ VPS16 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitous.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);0.255279(Mouse);0.441207(Rat);0.182762(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4BX9  (X-ray  2.60A 
DBSNP rs367642720  rs35773586 
Subcellular location [CC]Late endosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17897319};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17897319};
Cytoplasmic side {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17897319}. Lysosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17897319, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21802320};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17897319};
Cytoplasmic side {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17897319}. Early endosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18552835}. Cytoplasmic vesicle, clathrin-coated vesicle {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q920Q4}. Cytoplasmic vesicle, autophagosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24554770}. Note=Colocalizes with AP-3, clathrin, Rab5 and Rab7b (By similarity). Cytoplasmic, peripheral membrane protein associated with early endosomes and late endosomes/lysosomes. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q920Q4, ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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