Gene Symbol |
LGSN
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Entrez Gene |
51557
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Alt Symbol |
GLULD1, LGS
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Species |
Human
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Gene Type |
protein-coding
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Description |
lengsin, lens protein with glutamine synthetase domain
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Other Description |
glutamate-ammonia ligase (glutamine synthase) domain containing 1|glutamate-ammonia ligase domain-containing protein 1|lengsin
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Swissprots |
Q0PVN9 A1L421 Q5TDP6 Q0PVP0 Q9NYJ0
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Accessions |
EAW88493 Q5TDP6 AF242388 AAF61255 BC130366 AAI30367 BC130368 AAI30369 DQ682605 ABG75902 DQ682606 ABG75903 XM_011535889 XP_011534191 XM_011535890 XP_011534192 XM_011535891 XP_011534193 XM_011535892 XP_011534194 XM_011535893 XP_011534195 NM_001143940 NP_001137412 NM_016571 NP_057655
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Function |
May act as a component of the cytoskeleton or as a chaperone for the reorganization of intermediate filament proteins during terminal differentiation in the lens. Does not seem to have enzymatic activity (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
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Tissue Specificity |
Abundantly expressed in lens. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12107413, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17010935}.
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