Gene Information
Gene NameEYS
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length3165
Protein NamesProtein eyes shut homolog (Epidermal growth factor-like protein 10) (EGF-like protein 10) (Epidermal growth factor-like protein 11) (EGF-like protein 11) (Protein spacemaker homolog)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age244 ( ENSG00000188107 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBNA
Gene CardEYS
Uniprot IDQ5T1H1
PfamPF00008; PF12661; PF00054; PF02210
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.196141152)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ EYS ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ EYS ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsVWDE, EFEMP1, FBLN1, FBLN5, FBLN2, EFEMP2
Tissuepineal.gland
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in retina (at protein level) (PubMed:18976725, PubMed:18836446, PubMed:27737822, PubMed:27846257). Isoform 1: Detected in retina (PubMed:27846257). Isoform 2: Detected in retina (PubMed:27846257). Isoform 3: Strongly expressed in retina and testis (PubMed:27846257). Isoform 4: Strongly expressed in testis, and weakly expressed in retina (PubMed:27846257). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18836446, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18976725, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27737822, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27846257}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs111947397  rs112609906  rs12193967  rs543011021  rs112822256  rs61753611  rs61753610  rs142450703  rs9342464  rs17411795  rs201652272  rs112464110  rs9294631  rs367857088  rs143327210  rs150951106  rs190009374  rs17404123  rs12663622  rs17403955  rs16895519  rs624851  rs62415828  rs1260400598  rs62415827  rs62415826  rs147641443  rs561830314  rs75831552  rs535663619  rs57312007  rs199689193  rs16895517  rs9353806  rs188093810  rs1278246029  rs115066356  rs893294562  rs868349465  rs201580493  rs749909863  rs141603172  rs145623359  rs4710457  rs768964978  rs66462731  rs74636274  rs1250317776  rs111991705  rs144513453 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell projection, cilium, photoreceptor outer segment {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27737822}. Cell projection, cilium {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27737822, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27846257}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, cilium axoneme {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27846257}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27846257}. Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix, interphotoreceptor matrix {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27737822}. Note=Localizes to discrete puncta at, or adjacent to, the photoreceptor connecting cilium (PubMed:27737822). Highly expressed in cone photoreceptor outer segments (PubMed:27737822). Weakly expressed in rod photoreceptor outer segments (By similarity). May localize to the cilium axoneme (PubMed:27846257). May also be secreted into the interphotoreceptor extracellular matrix (PubMed:27737822). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:A0A2K5V015, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27737822, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27846257}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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