Species Human Entrez 11081 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000139330 | |
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Aliases KERA, CNA2, KTN, SLRR2B, keratocan External IDs MGI: 1202398 HomoloGene: 5106 GeneCards: KERA | ||
Keratocan (KTN) also known as keratan sulfate proteoglycan keratocan, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KERA gene.
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.
Mutations of the gene cause cornea plana 2.
References
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