Keratocan

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KERA
Identifiers
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_007035

NM_008438

RefSeq (protein)

NP_008966

NP_032464

Location (UCSC)Chr 12: 91.05 – 91.06 MbChr 10: 97.44 – 97.45 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Keratocan (KTN) also known as keratan sulfate proteoglycan keratocan, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KERA gene.[5][6][7]

mimecan, are important to the transparency of the cornea.[7]

Mutations of the gene cause cornea plana 2.

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000139330Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000019932Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. PMID 10565548
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  7. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: KERA keratocan".

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