OCA2 gene

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:gene
gptkbp:alias gptkb:P_gene
gptkb:pink-eyed_dilution_gene
gptkbp:alternativeSplicing yes
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:oculocutaneous_albinism_type_2
gptkb:Angelman_syndrome
gptkb:Prader-Willi_syndrome
eye color
hair pigmentation
skin pigmentation
gptkbp:biologicalProcess pigmentation
anion transport
gptkbp:clinicalTrialPhase yes
gptkbp:discoveredBy analysis of albinism patients
gptkbp:diseaseDatabase gptkb:GeneReviews
gptkb:OMIM
gptkbp:encodes gptkb:P_protein
gptkbp:Entrez_Gene_ID gptkb:ENSG00000104044
4948
GC01M203200
gptkbp:evolutionaryConservation conserved in mammals
gptkbp:expressedIn gptkb:melanocytes
highest in skin, eye, and hair follicles
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1994
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Oculocutaneous_albinism_II_gene
gptkbp:function regulation of melanin synthesis
transport of small molecules in melanosomes
gptkbp:geneType protein-coding
gptkbp:hasPolymorphism eye color variation in humans
gptkbp:HGNC_ID HGNC:8108
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label OCA2 gene
gptkbp:inheritance autosomal recessive
gptkbp:involvedIn melanogenesis
gptkbp:length 838 amino acids
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome gptkb:chromosome_15
15q12-q13.1
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith gptkb:oculocutaneous_albinism_type_2
nonsense
deletion
insertion
missense
gptkbp:numberOfExons 24
gptkbp:OMIM 203200
gptkbp:orthologInMouse gptkb:Oca2
gptkbp:product transmembrane protein
gptkbp:referenceGenome gptkb:GRCh38.p14
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:HERC2_gene
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:HERC2_gene
gptkbp:species gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:subcellularLocation melanosome membrane
gptkbp:UniProtID gptkb:Q04671
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Blue_Eyes
gptkb:Brown_Eyes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6