Iconoplasm - gene character cards and browser extension
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Character profile for VCAN
Accessible text equivalent of the visual Iconoplasm character card.
- Gene identity
- VCAN — versican
- Card color mapping
- Hex color: #211C25 → Card color name: Mulberry Mauve Black
- Letter-to-hue mapping
- Letter: V → Hue: magenta
- HPA tau-to-vibrance mapping
- HPA tau: 0.54 → Character vibrance: mid vibrance
- gnomAD LOEUF-to-shade mapping
- gnomAD LOEUF: 0.223 → Character shade: dark shade
- Emulsion number
- A1-1727
- Molecular category-to-character sex mapping
- Molecular category: soluble → Character sex: female
- First-noted-to-character-age mapping
- First noted: 1987 → Character age: 33 y.o.
- Molecular-mass-to-character-mass mapping
- Molecular mass: 373 kDa → Character mass: 373 kg
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: Epidermal Growth Factor → Character aesthetic: Visigothic Art
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: C-type lectin → Character aesthetic: Military
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: Immunoglobulin E-set → Character aesthetic: Yōkai
full name
versicangene name
VCAN
versican
ICONOPLASM HUMAN GENE REGISTRY / ACCESSION SHEET 03
family trait
qc
pending review
field notes
category
female
first noted
1987
33 y.o.
mass
373kDakg
pfam clans
Epidermal Growth Factor
Visigothic Art
C-type lectin
Military
Immunoglobulin E-set
Yōkai
alignment
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