Gene
kera
- ID
- ZDB-GENE-041210-165
- Name
- keratocan
- Symbol
- kera Nomenclature History
- Previous Names
-
- si:dkeyp-38g8.3
- zgc:136259
- Type
- protein_coding_gene
- Location
- Chr: 4 Mapping Details/Browsers
- Description
- Predicted to be involved in visual perception. Predicted to localize to extracellular space. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in arcus senilis; cornea plana; and corneal dystrophy. Is expressed in central nervous system; corneal epithelial cell; epidermis; and eye. Orthologous to human KERA (keratocan).
- Genome Resources
- Note
- None
- Comparative Information
-
- All Expression Data
- 13 figures from 4 publications
- Cross-Species Comparison
- High Throughput Data
- Thisse Expression Data
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- IMAGE:7155657 (7 images)
Wild Type Expression Summary
- All Phenotype Data
- 1 Figure from Yeh et al., 2008
- Cross-Species Comparison
- Alliance
Phenotype Summary
Mutations
Human Disease
| Disease Ontology Term | Multi-Species Data | OMIM Term | OMIM Phenotype ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| cornea plana | Alliance | Cornea plana 2, autosomal recessive | 217300 |
Domain, Family, and Site Summary
Domain Details Per Protein
| Protein | Length | Leucine-rich repeat | Leucine-rich repeat domain superfamily | Leucine-rich repeat N-terminal domain | Leucine-rich repeat, typical subtype | Small Leucine-Rich Proteoglycans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UniProtKB:Q5RI43
|
348 |
Interactions and Pathways
No data available
Plasmids
No data available