Retinoschisin

Retinoschisin 1
Identifiers
Symbols RS1 ; RS; XLRS1
External IDs OMIM: 300839 MGI: 1336189 HomoloGene: 279 GeneCards: RS1 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 6247 20147
Ensembl ENSG00000102104 ENSMUSG00000031293
UniProt O15537 Q9Z1L4
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_000330 NM_011302
RefSeq (protein) NP_000321 NP_035432
Location (UCSC) Chr X:
18.64 – 18.67 Mb
Chr X:
160.77 – 160.8 Mb
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Retinoschisin also known as X-linked juvenile retinoschisis protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RS1 gene.[1][2][3]

Function and Cell Biology

Retinoschisin is an extracellular protein that plays a crucial role in the cellular organization of the retina. This protein is assembled and secreted from photoreceptors and bipolar cells as a homo-oligomeric protein complex. [3] Monomeric retinoschisin contains 224 amino acids with a leader sequence that is cleaved off upon preparation in the cell for secretion. [1]

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene are responsible for X-linked retinoschisis an early-onset macular degeneration in males that results in a splitting of the inner layers of the retina and severe loss in vision.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Sauer CG, Gehrig A, Warneke-Wittstock R, Marquardt A, Ewing CC, Gibson A, Lorenz B, Jurklies B, Weber BH (Nov 1997). "Positional cloning of the gene associated with X-linked juvenile retinoschisis". Nat Genet 17 (2): 164–70. doi:10.1038/ng1097-164. PMID 9326935.
  2. Molday LL, Wu WW, Molday RS (Nov 2007). "Retinoschisin (RS1), the protein encoded by the X-linked retinoschisis gene, is anchored to the surface of retinal photoreceptor and bipolar cells through its interactions with a Na/K ATPase-SARM1 complex". J Biol Chem 282 (45): 32792–801. doi:10.1074/jbc.M706321200. PMID 17804407.
  3. 1 2 3 "Entrez Gene: RS1 retinoschisis (X-linked, juvenile) 1".

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