Gene Information
Gene NameVPS37A
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length397
Protein NamesVacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 37A (hVps37A) (ESCRT-I complex subunit VPS37A) (Hepatocellular carcinoma-related protein 1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000155975 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ8NEZ2
Gene CardVPS37A
Uniprot IDQ8NEZ2
PfamPF07200
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.688475849)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ VPS37A ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ VPS37A ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ VPS37A ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ VPS37A ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Vps37a ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ VPS37A ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Vps37a ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ VPS37A ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsVPS37D, VPS37C, VPS37B
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed. Examined tissues include heart, brain, placenta, liver, skeletal muscle, kidney and pancreas. More abundant in liver. Strongly decreased or undetected in hepatomas. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14623289, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22717650}.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.252347(Chimpanzee);0.215036(Mouse);0.003490(Rat);0.054545(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs17502618  rs17687375  rs211694394 
Subcellular location [CC]Late endosome membrane;
Peripheral membrane protein. Nucleus.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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