LOCUS       HSU18991                2672 bp    mRNA    linear   HUM 08-MAY-1996
DEFINITION  Human retinal pigment epithelium-specific 61 kDa protein (RPE65)
            mRNA, complete cds.
ACCESSION   U18991
VERSION     U18991.1
KEYWORDS    .
SOURCE      Homo sapiens (human)
  ORGANISM  Homo sapiens
            Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;
            Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini;
            Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
REFERENCE   1  (bases 1 to 2672)
  AUTHORS   Nicoletti,A., Wong,D.J., Kawase,K., Gibson,L.H., Yang-Feng,T.L.,
            Richards,J.E. and Thompson,D.A.
  TITLE     Molecular characterization of the human gene encoding an abundant
            61 kDa protein specific to the retinal pigment epithelium
  JOURNAL   Hum. Mol. Genet. 4 (4), 641-649 (1995)
   PUBMED   7633413
REFERENCE   2  (bases 1 to 2672)
  AUTHORS   Thompson,D.A.
  TITLE     Direct Submission
  JOURNAL   Submitted (21-DEC-1994) Debra A. Thompson, Department of
            Ophthalmology, University of Michigan, 1000 Wall St., Ann Arbor, MI
            48105, USA
FEATURES             Location/Qualifiers
     source          1..2672
                     /db_xref="H-InvDB:HIT000218492"
                     /organism="Homo sapiens"
                     /mol_type="mRNA"
                     /db_xref="taxon:9606"
                     /chromosome="1"
                     /map="1p31"
                     /clone="hE61.g1, hE61.g2"
                     /tissue_type="retinal pigment epithelium"
     gene            1..2672
                     /gene="RPE65"
     5'UTR           <1..54
                     /gene="RPE65"
     CDS             55..1656
                     /gene="RPE65"
                     /codon_start=1
                     /product="retinal pigment epithelium-specific 61 kDa
                     protein"
                     /protein_id="AAA99012.1"
                     /translation="MSIQVEHPAGGYKKLFETVEELSSPLTAHVTGRIPLWLTGSLLR
                     CGPGLFEVGSEPFYHLFDGQALLHKFDFKEGHVTYHRRFIRTDAYVRAMTEKRIVITE
                     FGTCAFPDPCKNIFSRFFSYFRGVEVTDNALVNVYPVGEDYYACTETNFITKINPETL
                     ETIKQVDLCNYVSVNGATAHPHIENDGTVYNIGNCFGKNFSIAYNIVKIPPLQADKED
                     PISKSEIVVQFPCSDRFKPSYVHSFGLTPNYIVFVETPVKINLFKFLSSWSLWGANYM
                     DCFESNETMGVWLHIADKKRKKYLNNKYRTSPFNLFHHINTYEDNGFLIVDLCCWKGF
                     EFVYNYLYLANLRENWEEVKKNARKAPQPEVRRYVLPLNIDKADTGKNLVTLPNTTAT
                     AILCSDETIWLEPEVLFSGPRQAFEFPQINYQKYCGKPYTYAYGLGLNHFVPDRLCKL
                     NVKTKETWVWQEPDSYPSEPIFVSHPDALEEDDGVVLSVVVSPGAGQKPAYLLILNAK
                     DLSEVARAEVEINIPVTFHGLFKKS"
     3'UTR           1657..>2672
                     /gene="RPE65"
     variation       2382..2387
                     /gene="RPE65"
                     /note="the sequence is CAGAGC in 14/44 chromosomes scored
                     and is CAGC in 30/44 chromosomes scored"
                     /frequency="0.36"
                     /replace="cagc"
BASE COUNT          829 a          510 c          499 g          834 t
ORIGIN      
        1 tccttcttca ttctgcagtt ggtgccagaa ctctggatcc tgaactggaa gaaaatgtct
       61 atccaggttg agcatcctgc tggtggttac aagaaactgt ttgaaactgt ggaggaactg
      121 tcctcgccgc tcacagctca tgtaacaggc aggatccccc tctggctcac cggcagtctc
      181 cttcgatgtg ggccaggact ctttgaagtt ggatctgagc cattttacca cctgtttgat
      241 gggcaagccc tcctgcacaa gtttgacttt aaagaaggac atgtcacata ccacagaagg
      301 ttcatccgca ctgatgctta cgtacgggca atgactgaga aaaggatcgt cataacagaa
      361 tttggcacct gtgctttccc agatccctgc aagaatatat tttccaggtt tttttcttac
      421 tttcgaggag tagaggttac tgacaatgcc cttgttaatg tctacccagt gggggaagat
      481 tactacgctt gcacagagac caactttatt acaaagatta atccagagac cttggagaca
      541 attaagcagg ttgatctttg caactatgtc tctgtcaatg gggccactgc tcacccccac
      601 attgaaaatg atggaaccgt ttacaatatt ggtaattgct ttggaaaaaa tttttcaatt
      661 gcctacaaca ttgtaaagat cccaccactg caagcagaca aggaagatcc aataagcaag
      721 tcagagatcg ttgtacaatt cccctgcagt gaccgattca agccatctta cgttcatagt
      781 tttggtctga ctcccaacta tatcgttttt gtggagacac cagtcaaaat taacctgttc
      841 aagttccttt cttcatggag tctttgggga gccaactaca tggattgttt tgagtccaat
      901 gaaaccatgg gggtttggct tcatattgct gacaaaaaaa ggaaaaagta cctcaataat
      961 aaatacagaa cttctccttt caacctcttc catcacatca acacctatga agacaatggg
     1021 tttctgattg tggatctctg ctgctggaaa ggatttgagt ttgtttataa ttacttatat
     1081 ttagccaatt tacgtgagaa ctgggaagag gtgaaaaaaa atgccagaaa ggctccccaa
     1141 cctgaagtta ggagatatgt acttcctttg aatattgaca aggctgacac aggcaagaat
     1201 ttagtcacgc tccccaatac aactgccact gcaattctgt gcagtgacga gactatctgg
     1261 ctggagcctg aagttctctt ttcagggcct cgtcaagcat ttgagtttcc tcaaatcaat
     1321 taccagaagt attgtgggaa accttacaca tatgcgtatg gacttggctt gaatcacttt
     1381 gttccagata ggctctgtaa gctgaatgtc aaaactaaag aaacttgggt ttggcaagag
     1441 cctgattcat acccatcaga acccatcttt gtttctcacc cagatgcctt ggaagaagat
     1501 gatggtgtag ttctgagtgt ggtggtgagc ccaggagcag gacaaaagcc tgcttatctc
     1561 ctgattctga atgccaagga cttaagtgaa gttgcccggg ctgaagtgga gattaacatc
     1621 cctgtcacct ttcatggact gttcaaaaaa tcttgagcat actccagcaa gatatgtttt
     1681 tggtagcaaa actgagaaaa tcagcttcag gtctgcaatc aaattctgtt caattttagc
     1741 ctgctatatg tcatggtttt aacttgcaga tgcgcacaat tttgcaatgt tttacagaaa
     1801 gcactgagtt gagcaagcaa ttcctttatt taaaaaaaaa agtacgtatt tagataatca
     1861 tacttcctct gtgagacagg ccataactga aaaactctta aatatttagc aatcaaatag
     1921 gaaatgaatg tggacttact aaatggcttt taattcctat tataagagca tattttaggt
     1981 acctatctgc tccaattata tttttaacat ttaaaaacca aagtcctcta cacttgattt
     2041 atattatatg tggctttgct gagtcaagga agtatcatgc aataaggctt aattactaaa
     2101 tgtcaaacca aactttttct caaaccaggg actatcatct aagattaatt acagtaatta
     2161 ttttgcgtat acgtaactgc tcaaagatta tgaatcttat gaatgttaac ctttccgttt
     2221 attacaagca agtactatta tttctgattt tataataaga aaatctatgt ttaatcaact
     2281 gaggcctctc aaccaaataa catctcagag attaagttat atattaaaag cttatgtaac
     2341 ataaaagcaa gtacatatag tagtgactat atttaaaaaa acagagcata aaatgcttaa
     2401 aaatgtaata tttactaaaa tcagattatg ggataatgtt gcaggattat actttattgc
     2461 atcttttttg tttaattgta tttaagcatt gtgcaatcac ttgggaaaaa tattaaatta
     2521 ttaacattga ggtattaata cattttaagc cttttgtttt taaatttctt ttgttccaga
     2581 gattgtttaa aaataaatat tgacaaaaat aatgttttat atcttaattc tagtatctgt
     2641 tttatgcttg aaagcattac agatcatgat ac
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