The ocular lens is a tissue of epithelial origin and devoid of blood vessels and nerves. Cells of the lens epithelium are responsible for the growth and maintenance of the lens through mitosis, protein synthesis, and active transport of ions and metabolites across the lens capsule. Lens epithelial protein is expressed exclusively in lens epithelial cells and may play a role in cell differentiation. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Function:
May play a role in lens epithelial cell differentiation.
Tissue Specificity:
Restricted to lens epithelial cells.
SWISS:
Q9Y5L5
Gene ID:
55891
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 55891 Human
Omim: 607377 Human
SwissProt: Q9Y5L5 Human
Unigene: 272399 Human
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