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Cone-Rod Homeobox Gene
(CRX)

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Editor's Notes from the Literature

Recent update from: 07.07.00

Description

CRX is a retina-specific transcription factor involved as major regulator of outer segment proteins in the expression of retinal genes (1).

GENE DATA

Exons: 3

Markers / RFLPs: D19S902
D19S412
D19S606

Transcripts: 4.5 kb

Regulatory elements:

Primers: complete + sequencing

Chromosome 19 with CRX locus
Assignment: 19q13.3 Involvement in Retinal Degenerations:

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several Mutations found to underlie

PROTEIN DATA
Subunits: 1 Amino acids: 299 AA
Modifications:


Mr/ Weight:

32 kDa / ?

Cofactors:

NRL

Motifs:

PROTEIN DATA

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Protein Subtype Locus Species EC-No. Swissprot PIR Prosite
Cone-Rod Homeobox Gene
CRX Homo sapiens EC- O43186
PS00027 PS50071
Cone-Rod Homeobox Gene
Crx Mus musculus EC- O54751
PS00027 PS50071

GENE DATA

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Gene Subtype Locus Species Genbank Unigene Medline
Cone-Rod Homeobox Gene
crx Bos taurus AF154123

Cone-Rod Homeobox Gene
CRX Homo sapiens AF024711 NM_000554 Hs.249186 98050929
Cone-Rod Homeobox Gene
Crx Mus musculus U77615 NM_007770 Mm.8008 98050928
Cone-Rod Homeobox Gene
crx Rattus norvegicus AB021129
99179974

GENE LOCUS DATA

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Gene Subtype Locus Species Genome Database Mouse Genome Database OMIM Locus Link
Cone-Rod Homeobox Gene
CRX Homo sapiens 9836957
602225 1406
Cone-Rod Homeobox Gene
Crx Mus musculus
Crx
12951

References:
1. Freund,C.L., Gregory Evans,C.Y., Furukawa,T., Papaioannou,M., Looser,J., Ploder,L., Bellingham,J., Ng,D., Herbrick,J.A., Duncan,A., Scherer,S.W., Tsui,L.C., Loutradis Anagnostou,A., Jacobson,S.G., Cepko,C.L., Bhattacharya,S.S., and McInnes,R.R. Cone-rod dystrophy due to mutations in a novel photoreceptor- specific homeobox gene (CRX) essential for maintenance of the photoreceptor. 1997; Cell. 91: 543-553.
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2. Mitton,K.P., Swain,P.K., Chen,S., Apel,I.J., Zack,D.J., and Swaroop,A. Interaction Of Nrl With Crx And A Novel Zinc-Finger Protein As Detected By The Yeast Two-Hybrid Assay. 2000; Invest.Ophthalm.Vis.Sci. S389
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3. Sohocki,M.M., Malone,K.A., Sullivan,L.S., and Daiger,S.P. Identification and mapping of novel candidate genes for inherited retinal disorders. 1998; Am.J.Hum.Genet. 63: A386
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