| Gene Symbol |
VTG1
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| Entrez Gene |
424547
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| Alt Symbol |
LVII, TPRXL, VIT1, YGP42
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| Species |
Chicken
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
vitellogenin 1
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| Other Description |
minor vitellogenin|tetra-peptide repeat homeobox-like|vitellogenin I|vitellogenin-1
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| Swissprots |
P87498
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| Accessions |
P87498 D89547 BAA13973 NM_001004408 NP_001004408
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| Function |
Precursor of the egg-yolk proteins that are sources of nutrients during early development of oviparous organisms.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Produced by the liver, secreted into the blood and then sequestered by receptor mediated endocytosis into growing oocytes, where it is generally cleaved, giving rise to the respective yolk components.
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