Gene Information
Gene NameOPTC
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length332
Protein NamesOpticin (Oculoglycan)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000188770 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9UBM4
Gene CardOPTC
Uniprot IDQ9UBM4
PfamPF13855
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.930111172)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ OPTC ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ OPTC ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ OPTC ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ OPTC ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Optc ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ OPTC ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Optc ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ OPTC ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsLRWD1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in cartilage and synovial membranes (at protein level) (PubMed:18164633, PubMed:23845380). Expressed in the retina, iris, ligament, skin and fetal liver (at protein level) (PubMed:12019215, PubMed:25136834). Expressed in the retinal pigment epithelium (at protein level) (PubMed:25136834). Expressed in synovial fibroblasts and subchondral bone osteoblasts (PubMed:18164633). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12019215, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18164633, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23845380, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25136834}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.010990(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs139024490  rs150633473  rs56219555 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18164633}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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