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Gene information for LUM (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID4060
Official gene symbolLUM
Full namelumican
Aliases,LDC,SLRR2D,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes a member of the small leucine-rich proteoglycan (SLRP) family that includes decorin, biglycan, fibromodulin, keratocan, epiphycan, and osteoglycin. In these bifunctional molecules, the protein moiety binds collagen fibrils and the highly charged hydrophilic glycosaminoglycans regulate interfibrillar spacings. Lumican is the major keratan sulfate proteoglycan of the cornea but is also distributed in interstitial collagenous matrices throughout the body. Lumican may regulate collagen fibril organization and circumferential growth, corneal transparency, and epithelial cell migration and tissue repair. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 12   Locus: 12q21.3-q22
Gene position91505542 - 91497232  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size8311 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID600616