Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 1462
Gene name Versican
Gene symbol VCAN
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CSPG2ERVRGHAPPG-MWGNWGN1
Chromosome 5
Chromosome location 5q14.2-q14.3
Summary This gene is a member of the aggrecan/versican proteoglycan family. The protein encoded is a large chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan and is a major component of the extracellular matrix. This protein is involved in cell adhesion, proliferation, proliferati
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs143393049 C>A,T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Synonymous variant, coding sequence variant, intron variant, missense variant
rs536465380 T>A,C Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Coding sequence variant, synonymous variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT651762 hsa-miR-5003-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT651761 hsa-miR-6777-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT651760 hsa-miR-627-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT651759 hsa-miR-4436b-5p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT651758 hsa-miR-335-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
TCF4 Unknown 19269971
TP53 Activation 12438652
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001501 Process Skeletal system development IBA
GO:0001649 Process Osteoblast differentiation HDA 16210410
GO:0001750 Component Photoreceptor outer segment IEA
GO:0005509 Function Calcium ion binding IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 23601700, 25122765
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
118661 2464 ENSG00000038427
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P13611
Protein name Versican core protein (Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan core protein 2) (Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 2) (Glial hyaluronate-binding protein) (GHAP) (Large fibroblast proteoglycan) (PG-M)
Protein function May play a role in intercellular signaling and in connecting cells with the extracellular matrix. May take part in the regulation of cell motility, growth and differentiation. Binds hyaluronic acid.
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF07686 V-set 27 148 Immunoglobulin V-set domain Domain
PF00193 Xlink 150 244 Extracellular link domain Domain
PF00193 Xlink 251 346 Extracellular link domain Domain
PF00008 EGF 3093 3123 EGF-like domain Domain
PF00008 EGF 3131 3161 EGF-like domain Domain
PF00059 Lectin_C 3186 3291 Lectin C-type domain Domain
PF00084 Sushi 3296 3352 Sushi repeat (SCR repeat) Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Detected in placenta (at protein level) (PubMed:32337544). Detected in cerebrospinal fluid, fibroblasts and urine (at protein level) (PubMed:25326458, PubMed:36213313). Expressed in the retina (at protein level) (PubMed:29777959). Cere
Sequence
MFINIKSILWMCSTLIVTHALHKVKVGKSPPVRGSLSGKVSLPCHFSTMPTLPPSYNTSE
FLRIKWSKIEVDKNGKDLKETTVLVAQNGNIKIGQDYKGRVSVPTHPEAVGDASLTVVKL
LASDAGLYRCDVMYGIEDTQDTVSLTVD
GVVFHYRAATSRYTLNFEAAQKACLDVGAVIA
TPEQLFAAYEDGFEQCDAGWLADQTVRYPIRAPRVGCYGDKMGKAGVRTYGFRSPQETYD
VYCY
VDHLDGDVFHLTVPSKFTFEEAAKECENQDARLATVGELQAAWRNGFDQCDYGWLS
DASVRHPVTVARAQCGGGLLGVRTLYRFENQTGFPPPDSRFDAYCF
KPKEATTIDLSILA
ETASPSLSKEPQMVSDRTTPIIPLVDELPVIPTEFPPVGNIVSFEQKATVQPQAITDSLA
TKLPTPTGSTKKPWDMDDYSPSASGPLGKLDISEIKEEVLQSTTGVSHYATDSWDGVVED
KQTQESVTQIEQIEVGPLVTSMEILKHIPSKEFPVTETPLVTARMILESKTEKKMVSTVS
ELVTTGHYGFTLGEEDDEDRTLTVGSDESTLIFDQIPEVITVSKTSEDTIHTHLEDLESV
SASTTVSPLIMPDNNGSSMDDWEERQTSGRITEEFLGKYLSTTPFPSQHRTEIELFPYSG
DKILVEGISTVIYPSLQTEMTHRRERTETLIPEMRTDTYTDEIQEEITKSPFMGKTEEEV
FSGMKLSTSLSEPIHVTESSVEMTKSFDFPTLITKLSAEPTEVRDMEEDFTATPGTTKYD
ENITTVLLAHGTLSVEAATVSKWSWDEDNTTSKPLESTEPSASSKLPPALLTTVGMNGKD
KDIPSFTEDGADEFTLIPDSTQKQLEEVTDEDIAAHGKFTIRFQPTTSTGIAEKSTLRDS
TTEEKVPPITSTEGQVYATMEGSALGEVEDVDLSKPVSTVPQFAHTSEVEGLAFVSYSST
QEPTTYVDSSHTIPLSVIPKTDWGVLVPSVPSEDEVLGEPSQDILVIDQTRLEATISPET
MRTTKITEGTTQEEFPWKEQTAEKPVPALSSTAWTPKEAVTPLDEQEGDGSAYTVSEDEL
LTGSERVPVLETTPVGKIDHSVSYPPGAVTEHKVKTDEVVTLTPRIGPKVSLSPGPEQKY
ETEGSSTTGFTSSLSPFSTHITQLMEETTTEKTSLEDIDLGSGLFEKPKATELIEFSTIK
VTVPSDITTAFSSVDRLHTTSAFKPSSAITKKPPLIDREPGEETTSDMVIIGESTSHVPP
TTLEDIVAKETETDIDREYFTTSSPPATQPTRPPTVEDKEAFGPQALSTPQPPASTKFHP
DINVYIIEVRENKTGRMSDLSVIGHPIDSESKEDEPCSEETDPVHDLMAEILPEFPDIIE
IDLYHSEENEEEEEECANATDVTTTPSVQYINGKHLVTTVPKDPEAAEARRGQFESVAPS
QNFSDSSESDTHPFVIAKTELSTAVQPNESTETTESLEVTWKPETYPETSEHFSGGEPDV
FPTVPFHEEFESGTAKKGAESVTERDTEVGHQAHEHTEPVSLFPEESSGEIAIDQESQKI
AFARATEVTFGEEVEKSTSVTYTPTIVPSSASAYVSEEEAVTLIGNPWPDDLLSTKESWV
EATPRQVVELSGSSSIPITEGSGEAEEDEDTMFTMVTDLSQRNTTDTLITLDTSRIITES
FFEVPATTIYPVSEQPSAKVVPTKFVSETDTSEWISSTTVEEKKRKEEEGTTGTASTFEV
YSSTQRSDQLILPFELESPNVATSSDSGTRKSFMSLTTPTQSEREMTDSTPVFTETNTLE
NLGAQTTEHSSIHQPGVQEGLTTLPRSPASVFMEQGSGEAAADPETTTVSSFSLNVEYAI
QAEKEVAGTLSPHVETTFSTEPTGLVLSTVMDRVVAENITQTSREIVISERLGEPNYGAE
IRGFSTGFPLEEDFSGDFREYSTVSHPIAKEETVMMEGSGDAAFRDTQTSPSTVPTSVHI
SHISDSEGPSSTMVSTSAFPWEEFTSSAEGSGEQLVTVSSSVVPVLPSAVQKFSGTASSI
IDEGLGEVGTVNEIDRRSTILPTAEVEGTKAPVEKEEVKVSGTVSTNFPQTIEPAKLWSR
QEVNPVRQEIESETTSEEQIQEEKSFESPQNSPATEQTIFDSQTFTETELKTTDYSVLTT
KKTYSDDKEMKEEDTSLVNMSTPDPDANGLESYTTLPEATEKSHFFLATALVTESIPAEH
VVTDSPIKKEESTKHFPKGMRPTIQESDTELLFSGLGSGEEVLPTLPTESVNFTEVEQIN
NTLYPHTSQVESTSSDKIEDFNRMENVAKEVGPLVSQTDIFEGSGSVTSTTLIEILSDTG
AEGPTVAPLPFSTDIGHPQNQTVRWAEEIQTSRPQTITEQDSNKNSSTAEINETTTSSTD
FLARAYGFEMAKEFVTSAPKPSDLYYEPSGEGSGEVDIVDSFHTSATTQATRQESSTTFV
SDGSLEKHPEVPSAKAVTADGFPTVSVMLPLHSEQNKSSPDPTSTLSNTVSYERSTDGSF
QDRFREFEDSTLKPNRKKPTENIIIDLDKEDKDLILTITESTILEILPELTSDKNTIIDI
DHTKPVYEDILGMQTDIDTEVPSEPHDSNDESNDDSTQVQEIYEAAVNLSLTEETFEGSA
DVLASYTQATHDESMTYEDRSQLDHMGFHFTTGIPAPSTETELDVLLPTATSLPIPRKSA
TVIPEIEGIKAEAKALDDMFESSTLSDGQAIADQSEIIPTLGQFERTQEEYEDKKHAGPS
FQPEFSSGAEEALVDHTPYLSIATTHLMDQSVTEVPDVMEGSNPPYYTDTTLAVSTFAKL
SSQTPSSPLTIYSGSEASGHTEIPQPSALPGIDVGSSVMSPQDSFKEIHVNIEATFKPSS
EEYLHITEPPSLSPDTKLEPSEDDGKPELLEEMEASPTELIAVEGTEILQDFQNKTDGQV
SGEAIKMFPTIKTPEAGTVITTADEIELEGATQWPHSTSASATYGVEAGVVPWLSPQTSE
RPTLSSSPEINPETQAALIRGQDSTIAASEQQVAARILDSNDQATVNPVEFNTEVATPPF
SLLETSNETDFLIGINEESVEGTAIYLPGPDRCKMNPCLNGGTCYPTETSYVCTCVPGYS
GDQ
CELDFDECHSNPCRNGATCVDGFNTFRCLCLPSYVGALCEQDTETCDYGWHKFQGQC
YKYFAHRRTWDAAERECRLQGAHLTSILSHEEQMFVNRVGHDYQWIGLNDKMFEHDFRWT
DGSTLQYENWRPNQPDSFFSAGEDCVVIIWHENGQWNDVPCNYHLTYTCKK
GTVACGQPP
VVENAKTFGKMKPRYEINSLIRYHCKDGFIQRHLPTIRCLGNGRWAIPKITC
MNPSAYQR
TYSMKYFKNSSSAKDNSINTSKHDHRWSRRWQESRR
Sequence length 3396
Interactions View interactions
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Melanoma Pathogenic rs80356554 RCV005887593
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ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Retinal dystrophy Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs80356555, rs1746018557 RCV001074432
RCV001074292
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Stickler syndrome Pathogenic rs80356554 RCV004556050
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Wagner disease Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs80356554, rs80356553, rs80356555, rs2479126945, rs80356556, rs397515437 RCV000203314
RCV000203374
RCV000019046
RCV004595296
RCV000020591
View all (8 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
ASTHMA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CARCINOMA, ADENOID CYSTIC CTD
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Acute leukemia Leukemia BEFREE 29861382
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of prostate Prostate adenocarcinoma BEFREE 11221884
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Adenocarcinoma CTD_human_DG 16762588
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenoma Adenoma BEFREE 28481899
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Found in Text Mining only
Agenesis of corpus callosum Agenesis Of Corpus Callosum BEFREE 25587024
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alopecia, Male Pattern Alopecia, Male Pattern BEFREE 15871917
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Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 29752348 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Angiofibroma Angiofibroma BEFREE 12844226
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Found in Text Mining only
ANOPHTHALMIA AND PULMONARY HYPOPLASIA Syndromic microphthalmia BEFREE 23007696
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Found in Text Mining only
Aortic Aneurysm Abdominal Aortic aneurysm Pubtator 9786264 Stimulate
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Found in Text Mining only