GUCY2F

GUCY2F
Identifiers
Aliases GUCY2F, CYGF, GC-F, GUC2DL, GUC2F, RETGC-2, ROS-GC2, guanylate cyclase 2F, retinal
External IDs MGI: 105119 HomoloGene: 37491 GeneCards: GUCY2F
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

2986

245650

Ensembl

ENSG00000101890

ENSMUSG00000042282

UniProt

P51841

Q5SDA5

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001522

NM_001007576

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001513.2

NP_001007577.1

Location (UCSC) Chr X: 109.37 – 109.48 Mb Chr X: 142.08 – 142.2 Mb
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Retinal guanylyl cyclase 2 also known as guanylate cyclase F (GUCY2F) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GUCY2F gene.[3]

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is a guanylyl cyclase found predominantly in photoreceptors in the retina. The encoded protein is thought to be involved in resynthesis of cGMP after light activation of the visual signal transduction cascade, allowing a return to the dark state. This protein is a single-pass type I membrane protein.[3]

Clinical significance

Defects in this gene may be a cause of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa.[3]

References

Further reading

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