Entrez gene ID | | 7306 |
Official gene symbol | | TYRP1 |
Full name | | tyrosinase-related protein 1 |
Aliases | | ,CAS2,CATB,GP75,TRP,TYRP,b-PROTEIN, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes a melanosomal enzyme that belongs to the tyrosinase family and plays an important role in the melanin biosynthetic pathway. Defects in this gene are the cause of rufous oculocutaneous albinism and oculocutaneous albinism type III. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 9 Locus: 9p23 |
Gene position | | 12693386 - 12710266 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 16881 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 115501 |