Gene
kera
- ID
- ZDB-GENE-041210-165
- Name
- keratocan
- Symbol
- kera Nomenclature History
- Previous Names
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- si:dkeyp-38g8.3
- zgc:136259
- Type
- protein_coding_gene
- Location
- Chr: 4 Mapping Details/Browsers
- Description
- Predicted to act upstream of or within visual perception. Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Predicted to be active in extracellular space. Is expressed in central nervous system; corneal epithelial cell; epidermis; and eye. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in arcus senilis; cornea plana; and corneal dystrophy. 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
| Allele | Type | Localization | Consequence | Mutagen | Supplier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sa40265 | Allele with one point mutation | Unknown | Premature Stop | ENU |
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Human Disease
| Disease Ontology Term | Multi-Species Data | OMIM Term | OMIM Phenotype ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| cornea plana | Alliance | Cornea plana 2, autosomal recessive | 217300 |
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Domain, Family, and Site Summary
| Type | InterPro ID | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Domain | IPR000372 | Leucine-rich repeat N-terminal domain |
| Family | IPR050333 | Small Leucine-Rich Proteoglycans |
| Homologous_superfamily | IPR032675 | Leucine-rich repeat domain superfamily |
| Repeat | IPR001611 | Leucine-rich repeat |
| Repeat | IPR003591 | Leucine-rich repeat, typical subtype |
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Domain Details Per Protein
| Protein | Additional Resources | 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 | InterPro | 348 |
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Interactions and Pathways
No data available
Plasmids
No data available
No data available
| Relationship | Marker Type | Marker | Accession Numbers | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contained in | BAC | DKEYP-38G8 | ZFIN Curated Data | |
| Encodes | EST | IMAGE:7155657 | Thisse et al., 2004 | |
| Encodes | cDNA | MGC:136259 | ZFIN Curated Data | |
| Has Artifact | EST | fk54a10 |
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| Type | Accession # | Sequence | Length (nt/aa) | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNA | RefSeq:NM_001025548 (1) | 1262 nt | ||
| Genomic | GenBank:BX322608 (1) | 161099 nt | ||
| Polypeptide | UniProtKB:Q5RI43 (1) | 348 aa |
- Bao, J., Yu, X., Ping, X., Shentu, X., Zou, J. (2023) Znf469 Plays a Critical Role in Regulating Synthesis of ECM: A Zebrafish Model of Brittle Cornea Syndrome. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science. 64:2929
- Kolb, J., Tsata, V., John, N., Kim, K., Möckel, C., Rosso, G., Kurbel, V., Parmar, A., Sharma, G., Karandasheva, K., Abuhattum, S., Lyraki, O., Beck, T., Müller, P., Schlüßler, R., Frischknecht, R., Wehner, A., Krombholz, N., Steigenberger, B., Beis, D., Takeoka, A., Blümcke, I., Möllmert, S., Singh, K., Guck, J., Kobow, K., Wehner, D. (2023) Small leucine-rich proteoglycans inhibit CNS regeneration by modifying the structural and mechanical properties of the lesion environment. Nature communications. 14:68146814
- Elkon, R., Milon, B., Morrison, L., Shah, M., Vijayakumar, S., Racherla, M., Leitch, C.C., Silipino, L., Hadi, S., Weiss-Gayet, M., Barras, E., Schmid, C.D., Ait-Lounis, A., Barnes, A., Song, Y., Eisenman, D.J., Eliyahu, E., Frolenkov, G.I., Strome, S.E., Durand, B., Zaghloul, N.A., Jones, S.M., Reith, W., Hertzano, R. (2015) RFX transcription factors are essential for hearing in mice. Nature communications. 6:8549
- Chen, C.C., Yeh, L.K., Liu, C.Y., Kao, W.W., Samples, J.R., Lin, S.J., Hu, F.R., and Wang, I.J. (2008) Morphological Differences between the Trabecular Meshworks of Zebrafish and Mammals. Current Eye Research. 33(1):59-72
- Yeh, L.K., Liu, C.Y., Chien, C.L., Converse, R.L., Kao, W.W., Chen, M.S., Hsieh, F.J., and Wang, I.J. (2008) Molecular analysis and characterization of zebrafish keratocan (zKera) gene. The Journal of biological chemistry. 283(1):506-517
- Strausberg,R.L., Feingold,E.A., Grouse,L.H., Derge,J.G., Klausner,R.D., Collins,F.S., Wagner,L., Shenmen,C.M., Schuler,G.D., Altschul,S.F., Zeeberg,B., Buetow,K.H., Schaefer,C.F., Bhat,N.K., Hopkins,R.F., Jordan,H., Moore,T., Max,S.I., Wang,J., Hsieh,F., Diatchenko,L., Marusina,K., Farmer,A.A., Rubin,G.M., Hong,L., Stapleton,M., Soares,M.B., Bonaldo,M.F., Casavant,T.L., Scheetz,T.E., Brownstein,M.J., Usdin,T.B., Toshiyuki,S., Carninci,P., Prange,C., Raha,S.S., Loquellano,N.A., Peters,G.J., Abramson,R.D., Mullahy,S.J., Bosak,S.A., McEwan,P.J., McKernan,K.J., Malek,J.A., Gunaratne,P.H., Richards,S., Worley,K.C., Hale,S., Garcia,A.M., Gay,L.J., Hulyk,S.W., Villalon,D.K., Muzny,D.M., Sodergren,E.J., Lu,X., Gibbs,R.A., Fahey,J., Helton,E., Ketteman,M., Madan,A., Rodrigues,S., Sanchez,A., Whiting,M., Madan,A., Young,A.C., Shevchenko,Y., Bouffard,G.G., Blakesley,R.W., Touchman,J.W., Green,E.D., Dickson,M.C., Rodriguez,A.C., Grimwood,J., Schmutz,J., Myers,R.M., Butterfield,Y.S., Krzywinski,M.I., Skalska,U., Smailus,D.E., Schnerch,A., Schein,J.E., Jones,S.J., and Marra,M.A. (2002) Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 99(26):16899-903
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