Family With Sequence Similarity 83 Member D
DJ616B8.3
C20orf129
CHICA
Spindle Protein CHICA
Protein FAM83D
Family With Sequence Similarity 83, Member D
Chromosome 20 Open Reading Frame 129
Enables kinesin binding activity; microtubule binding activity; and protein kinase binding activity. Involved in several processes, including positive regulation of cell cycle G1/S phase transition; protein localization to mitotic spindle; and regulation of intracellular signal transduction. Located in cytosol; intercellular bridge; and mitotic spindle pole. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
Forensic Context
A study in humans demonstrated that the FAM83D is a vaginal secretion-specific mRNA marker used for body fluid identification and individualization, with its associated cSNPs (rs77993973, rs3752293) enabling donor assignment [Liu et al. DOI:10.1007/s00414-025-03434-0]. A review of forensic transcriptomics further catalogued the FAM83D as a validated mRNA marker for vaginal secretion identification [Lei et al. DOI:10.1093/gpbjnl/qzag007].