Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
1462
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Versican
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
VCAN
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
CSPG2, ERVR, GHAP, PG-M, WGN, WGN1
Chromosome Chromosome number
5
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
5q14.2-q14.3
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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.
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.
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 factor Regulation Reference
TCF4 Unknown 19269971
TP53 Activation 12438652
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
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 ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
118661 2464 ENSG00000038427
Protein
UniProt ID 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
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG   Reactome
  Cell adhesion molecules
Cytoskeleton in muscle cells
  A tetrasaccharide linker sequence is required for GAG synthesis
Chondroitin sulfate biosynthesis
Dermatan sulfate biosynthesis
CS/DS degradation
ECM proteoglycans
Defective B4GALT7 causes EDS, progeroid type
Defective B3GAT3 causes JDSSDHD
Defective CHST3 causes SEDCJD
Defective CHST14 causes EDS, musculocontractural type
Defective CHSY1 causes TPBS
Regulation of Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) transport and uptake by Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Proteins (IGFBPs)
Defective B3GALT6 causes EDSP2 and SEMDJL1
Post-translational protein phosphorylation
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Associated diseases Disease associations categorized as Causal (pathogenic variants), Unknown (uncertain genetic evidence), or Text Mining (literature-based associations)
Causal Diseases caused by PATHOGENIC or LIKELY PATHOGENIC variants from ClinVar only
Disease merge term Disease name dbSNP ID References
retinal dystrophy Retinal dystrophy rs1746018557, rs80356555 N/A
wagner syndrome Wagner syndrome rs80356553, rs397515437, rs80356555, rs80356554, rs80356556 N/A
stickler syndrome Stickler syndrome rs80356554 N/A
Unknown Includes: (1) ClinVar NON-pathogenic variants (Uncertain, Benign, Conflicting, VUS), (2) GenCC associations, (3) GWAS associations, (4) CBGDA evidence-based associations. NOTE: Diseases with pathogenic evidence are excluded to avoid conflicts.
Disease merge term Disease name Evidence References Source
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Carpal tunnel syndrome N/A N/A GWAS
Colorectal Cancer Colorectal cancer N/A N/A GWAS
Diabetes Appendicular lean mass, Lean body mass N/A N/A GWAS
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Gastroesophageal reflux disease N/A N/A GWAS
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Alzheimer Disease Associate 29752348
Aortic Aneurysm Abdominal Stimulate 9786264
Aortic Aneurysm Thoracic Associate 23245439
Aortic Dissection Inhibit 23245439
Aortic Valve Stenosis Associate 21185747
Astrocytoma Associate 15367334, 21997179
Atrial Fibrillation Associate 32778054, 35607269
Atrophy Associate 14613585
Biliary Atresia Associate 35774294, 36930067
Bone Marrow Diseases Associate 37626330