VGF, Official Symbol VGFprovided by HGNC Official Full Name VGF nerve growth factor inducibleprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:12684 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000128564 MIM:602186; AllianceGenome:HGNC:12684 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 SCG7; SgVII Summary This gene is specifically expressed in a subpopulation of neuroendocrine cells, and is upregulated by nerve growth factor. The structural organization of this gene is similar to that of the rat gene, and both the translated and the untranslated regions show a high degree of sequence similarity to the rat gene. The encoded secretory protein also shares similarities with the secretogranin/chromogranin family, however, its exact function is not known. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in brain (RPKM 14.2) and fat (RPKM 1.5) See more Orthologs mouse all