Entrez gene ID | | 631 |
Official gene symbol | | BFSP1 |
Full name | | beaded filament structural protein 1, filensin |
Aliases | | ,CP115,CP94,LIFL-H, |
Gene summary | | More than 99% of the vertebrate ocular lens is comprised of terminally differentiated lens fiber cells. Two lens-specific intermediate filament-like proteins, CP49 (also known as phakinin) and the protein product of this gene, filensin, are expressed only after fiber cell differentiation has begun. Both proteins are found in a structurally unique cytoskeletal element that is referred to as the beaded filament (BF). Mutations in this gene are the cause of autosomal recessive cortical juvenile-onset cataract. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 20 Locus: 20p11.23-p12.1 |
Gene position | | 17539605 - 17474550 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 65056 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 603307 |
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