Ready-to-use ELISA kits are available for the detection of C8orf46, an alias of the protein, vexin. The official gene symbol is VXN. The protein, with a mass of 22.6 kDa and length of 207 residues, is reported to be nuclear and membrane-associated. It is a member of the Vexin family and may be known by other names, including: C8orf46, and uncharacterized protein C8orf46.