[1] The name denotes the location of the parent gene, being at the 78th open reading frame, on the 17th human chromosome.

284099628813ENSG00000278505ENSG00000278145ENSMUSG00000051452Q8N4C9Q5QR91NM_173625NM_001321399NM_001037932NP_001308328NP_775896NP_001033021C17orf78 (Chromosome 17 Open Reading Frame 78) is found on the long arm cytogenetic band 17q12.

[14] Uncharacterized protein C17orf78 isoform 1 (C17orf78-204) has a span of 275 amino acids, including all 7 exons.

[20][2] Predictive analysis of C17orf78 by Psort2[21] places the primary location in the nucleus because of a nuclear localization signal.

[22][12] C17orf78 secondary structure has been predicted to have several alpha helices and strands as well as beta sheets.

[1] It is a rapidly evolving gene, with around 40 base pairs mutating every 100 million years.