KERA_HUMAN O60938
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UniProt:O60938
Recommended name:Keratocan
EC number:
Alternative names:(KTN) (Keratan sulfate proteoglycan keratocan)
Cleaved into:
GeneID:11081
Gene names (primary ):KERA
Gene names (synonym ):SLRR2B
Gene names (ORF ):
Length:352
Mass:40509
Sequence:MAGTICFIMWVLFITDTVWSRSVRQVYEVHDSDDWTIHDFECPMECFCPPSFPTALYCENRGLKEIPAIPSRIWYLYLQNNLIETIPEKPFENATQLRWINLNKNKITNYGIEKGALSQLKKLLFLFLEDNELEEVPSPLPRSLEQLQLARNKVSRIPQGTFSNLENLTLLDLQNNKLVDNAFQRDTFKGLKNLMQLNMAKNALRNMPPRLPANTMQLFLDNNSIEGIPENYFNVIPKVAFLRLNHNKLSDEGLPSRGFDVSSILDLQLSHNQLTKVPRISAHLQHLHLDHNKIKSVNVSVICPSPSMLPAERDSFSYGPHLRYLRLDGNEIKPPIPMALMTCFRLLQAVII
Tissue specificity:Cornea (at protein level) (PubMed:10802664, PubMed:11683372). Increased expression in the stroma of keratoconus corneas (PubMed:11683372). Also detected in trachea, and in low levels, in intestine, skeletal muscle, ovary, lung and putamen (PubMed:10802664). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10802664, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11683372}.
Induction:
Developmental stage:
Protein families:Small leucine-rich proteoglycan (SLRP) family, SLRP class II subfamily