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Keratocan

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Template:PBB Keratocan (KTN) also known as keratan sulfate proteoglycan keratocan, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KERA gene.[1][2][3]

Keratan sulfate proteoglycans (KSPGs) are members of the small leucine-rich proteoglycan (SLRP) family. KSPGs, particularly keratocan, lumican and mimecan, are important to the transparency of the cornea.[3]

Mutations of the gene cause cornea plana 2.

References

  1. ^ Tasheva ES, Funderburgh JL, Funderburgh ML, Corpuz LM, Conrad GW (Jan 2000). "Structure and sequence of the gene encoding human keratocan". DNA Seq. 10 (1): 67–74. doi:10.3109/10425179909033939. PMID 10565548.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Pellegata NS, Dieguez-Lucena JL, Joensuu T, Lau S, Montgomery KT, Krahe R, Kivela T, Kucherlapati R, Forsius H, de la Chapelle A (Jun 2000). "Mutations in KERA, encoding keratocan, cause cornea plana". Nat Genet. 25 (1): 91–5. doi:10.1038/75664. PMID 10802664.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: KERA keratocan".

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