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Facts about Interphotoreceptor matrix proteoglycan 1.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | IMPG1 |
Uniprot: | Q17R60 |
Entrez: | 3617 |
Belongs to: |
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No superfamily |
GP147; interphotoreceptor matrix proteoglycan 1; IPM150; SPACR
Mass (kDA):
89.387 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 6q14.1 |
Sequence: | 6; NC_000006.12 (75921114..76072678, complement) |
Abundantly expressed in retina where it is specifically expressed by cone and rod photoreceptor cells. Localizes to cone and rod photoreceptor cells surrounding the interphotoreceptor matrix of the retina.
Secreted. Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix. Cell projection, cilium, photoreceptor outer segment.
PMID: 9691169 by Felbor U., et al. Genomic organization and chromosomal localization of the interphotoreceptor matrix proteoglycan-1 (IMPG1) gene: a candidate for 6q-linked retinopathies.
PMID: 10601738 by Kuehn M.H., et al. Expression and characterization of the IPM 150 gene (IMPG1) product, a novel human photoreceptor cell-associated chondroitin-sulfate proteoglycan.