VSX1

VSX1

VSX1

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


Visual system homeobox 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the VSX1 gene.[5][6]

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The protein encoded by this gene contains a paired-like homeodomain and binds to the core of the locus control region of the red/green cone opsin gene cluster. The encoded protein may regulate expression of the cone opsin genes early in development. Mutations in this gene can cause posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy (PPCD) and keratoconus.[7][8] Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[6]


References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. Semina EV, Mintz-Hittner HA, Murray JC (Apr 2000). "Isolation and characterization of a novel human paired-like homeodomain-containing transcription factor gene, VSX1, expressed in ocular tissues". Genomics. 63 (2): 289–93. doi:10.1006/geno.1999.6093. PMID 10673340.
  4. Bisceglia L, Ciaschetti M, De Bonis P, Campo PA, Pizzicoli C, Scala C, Grifa M, Ciavarella P, Delle Noci N, Vaira F, Macaluso C, Zelante L (January 2005). "VSX1 mutational analysis in a series of Italian patients affected by keratoconus: detection of a novel mutation". Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 46 (1): 39–45. doi:10.1167/iovs.04-0533. PMID 15623752.
  5. Héon E, Greenberg A, Kopp KK, et al. (2002). "VSX1: a gene for posterior polymorphous dystrophy and keratoconus". Hum. Mol. Genet. 11 (9): 1029–36. doi:10.1093/hmg/11.9.1029. PMID 11978762.

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