VEZT, Official Symbol VEZTprovided by HGNC Official Full Name vezatin, adherens junctions transmembrane proteinprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:18258 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000028203 MIM:619749; AllianceGenome:HGNC:18258 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as VEZATIN Summary This gene encodes a transmembrane protein which has been localized to adherens junctions and shown to bind to myosin VIIA. Examination of expression of this gene in gastric cancer tissues have shown that expression is decreased which appears to be related to hypermethylation of the promoter. Expression of this gene may also be inhibited by binding of a specific microRNA to a target sequence in the 3' UTR of the transcripts. A pseudogene of this gene is located on the X chromosome. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, May 2011] Expression Ubiquitous expression in thyroid (RPKM 16.2), placenta (RPKM 10.3) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all