EPG5, Official Symbol EPG5provided by HGNC Official Full Name ectopic P-granules 5 autophagy tethering factorprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:29331 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000152223 MIM:615068; AllianceGenome:HGNC:29331 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 HEEW1; VICIS; KIAA1632 Summary This gene encodes a large coiled coil domain-containing protein that functions in autophagy during starvation conditions. Mutations in this gene cause Vici syndrome. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015] Expression Ubiquitous expression in bone marrow (RPKM 5.1), thyroid (RPKM 4.1) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all