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Gene

VSX1

visual system homeobox 1

Summary

Cytogenetic location
20p11.21
Coordinates
Chromosome 20: 25,075,463–25,082,141 (GRCh38)
Exons
5 exons across 6.7 kb
Protein
365 amino acids
Also known as
PPD, PPCD1
Previous symbols
PPCD
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000376709.9NM_014588.6
Locus type
gene with protein product

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How VSX1 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 20, with a bracket where VSX1 sits. VSX1 and 9 genes near it on chromosome 20, from 24,578,802 to 25,578,801.Chromosome 2020p11.21p13p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.23p11.22p11.21p11.1q11.1q11.21q11.22q11.23q12q13.11q13.12q13.13q13.2q13.31q13.32q13.3324.6 Mb24.8 Mb25 Mb25.2 Mb25.4 MbSYNDIG1: 24,468,025–24,666,616, forward strandSYNDIG1CST7: 24,949,257–24,961,392, forward strandCST7APMAP: 24,962,924–24,992,784, reverse strandAPMAPACSS1: 25,003,364–25,058,980, reverse strandACSS1VSX1: 25,075,463–25,082,141, reverse strandVSX1ENTPD6: 25,195,693–25,228,075, forward strandENTPD6PYGB: 25,248,030–25,298,014, forward strandPYGBABHD12: 25,294,742–25,390,922, reverse strandABHD12GINS1: 25,391,008–25,452,700, forward strandGINS1NINL: 25,451,594–25,585,586, reverse strandNINLDiagram of VSX1: 5 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 20Exon 5: 25,075,463–25,076,550, 1,088 basesExon 4: 25,077,685–25,077,865, 181 basesExon 3: 25,078,829–25,078,952, 124 basesExon 2: 25,079,436–25,079,514, 79 basesExon 1: 25,081,673–25,082,141, 469 bases543215′3′

Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.

Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).

Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.

Exons make up 1.9 kb of the gene's 6.7 kb; 1,098 of those bases code for the protein.

Where this comes from

  • HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
  • MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
  • The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). VSX1 gene: visual system homeobox 1. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/vsx1

Vancouver

Dante Labs. VSX1 gene: visual system homeobox 1 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/vsx1

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