Gene Information
Gene NameKERA
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length352
Protein NamesKeratocan (KTN) (Keratan sulfate proteoglycan keratocan)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000139330 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBO60938
Gene CardKERA
Uniprot IDO60938
PfamPF13516; PF13855
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.942982539)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KERA ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KERA ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KERA ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KERA ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Kera ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KERA ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Kera ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KERA ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsFMOD, OMD, PRELP
ParalogsEPYC, FMOD, PRELP, OMG, LINGO4, OGN, OMD, ECM2, LUM, LINGO3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityCornea (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}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs121917862  rs737111  rs121917858 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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