| ncRNA Symbol: | STRA6 |
| Full Name: | stimulated by retinoic acid 6 |
| Category: | mRNA |
| Synonyms: | MCOPCB8|MCOPS9|PP14296 |
| Chromosome: | chr15 |
| Strand: | - |
| Coordinate: | | Start Site(bp): | 74179466 | End Site(bp): | 74212267 |
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| Gene Summary: | The protein encoded by this gene is a membrane protein involved in the metabolism of retinol. The encoded protein acts as a receptor for retinol/retinol binding protein complexes. This protein removes the retinol from the complex and transports it across the cell membrane. Defects in this gene are a cause of syndromic microphthalmia type 9 (MCOPS9). Several transcript variants encoding a few different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2008] |
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