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Gene information for PDE6A (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID5145
Official gene symbolPDE6A
Full namephosphodiesterase 6A, cGMP-specific, rod, alpha
Aliases,CGPR-A,PDEA,RP43,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes the cyclic-GMP (cGMP)-specific phosphodiesterase 6A alpha subunit, expressed in cells of the retinal rod outer segment. The phosphodiesterase 6 holoenzyme is a heterotrimer composed of an alpha, beta, and two gamma subunits. cGMP is an important regulator of rod cell membrane current, and its dynamic concentration is established by phosphodiesterase 6A cGMP hydrolysis and guanylate cyclase cGMP synthesis. The protein is a subunit of a key phototransduction enzyme and participates in processes of transmission and amplification of the visual signal. Mutations in this gene have been identified as one cause of autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 5   Locus: 5q31.2-q34
Gene position149324356 - 149237519  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size86838 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID180071