IMPG1

Full Name

Interphotoreceptor matrix proteoglycan 1

Keywords

GP147; IPM150; SPACR; VMD4; Interphotoreceptor matrix proteoglycan 1

Background

This gene encodes a protein that is a major component of the retinal interphotoreceptor matrix. The encoded protein is a proteoglycan that is thought to play a role in maintaining viability of photoreceptor cells and in adhesion of the neural retina to the retinal pigment epithelium. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2013]