Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
4901
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Neural retina leucine zipper
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
NRL
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
D14S46E, NRL-MAF, RP27
Chromosome Chromosome number
14
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
14q11.2-q12
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
This gene encodes a basic motif-leucine zipper transcription factor of the Maf subfamily. The encoded protein is conserved among vertebrates and is a critical intrinsic regulator of photoceptor development and function. Mutations in this gene have been as
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs104894459 A>T Pathogenic Missense variant, intron variant, coding sequence variant
rs104894463 A>G Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs397514516 A>G Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, intron variant, missense variant
rs527236087 A>- Likely-pathogenic Frameshift variant, coding sequence variant
rs762991211 G>A Pathogenic Stop gained, intron variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT527429 hsa-miR-892a PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT527428 hsa-miR-216b-3p PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT527427 hsa-miR-1306-5p PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT527426 hsa-miR-6760-3p PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT527425 hsa-miR-1208 PAR-CLIP 22012620
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000785 Component Chromatin ISA
GO:0000978 Function RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding IBA
GO:0000978 Function RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding IDA 8552602, 17335001
GO:0000981 Function DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific IBA
GO:0000981 Function DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific ISA
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
162080 8002 ENSG00000129535
Protein
UniProt ID P54845
Protein name Neural retina-specific leucine zipper protein (NRL)
Protein function Acts as a transcriptional activator which regulates the expression of several rod-specific genes, including RHO and PDE6B (PubMed:21981118). Also functions as a transcriptional coactivator, stimulating transcription mediated by the transcription
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF08383 Maf_N 67 101 Maf N-terminal region Family
PF03131 bZIP_Maf 132 223 bZIP Maf transcription factor Coiled-coil
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in the brain and the retina (PubMed:11477108). Expressed strongly in rod and cone cells (at protein level) (PubMed:11477108). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11477108}.
Sequence
MALPPSPLAMEYVNDFDLMKFEVKREPSEGRPGPPTASLGSTPYSSVPPSPTFSEPGMVG
ATEGTRPGLEELYWLATLQQQLGAGEALGLSPEEAMELLQGQGPVPVDGPHGYYPGSPEE
TGAQHVQLAERFSDAALVSMSVRELNRQLRGCGRDEALRLKQRRRTLKNRGYAQACRSKR
LQQRRGLEAERARLAAQLDALRAEVARLARERDLYKARCDRLT
SSGPGSGDPSHLFL
Sequence length 237
Interactions View interactions
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Associated diseases Disease associations categorized as Causal (pathogenic variants), Unknown (uncertain genetic evidence), or Text Mining (literature-based associations)
Causal Diseases caused by PATHOGENIC or LIKELY PATHOGENIC variants from ClinVar only
Disease merge term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Enhanced S-Cone Syndrome enhanced s-cone syndrome rs762991211 N/A
retinal dystrophy Retinal dystrophy rs1566561006, rs768178406 N/A
Retinitis Pigmentosa retinitis pigmentosa 27, retinitis pigmentosa rs1566561006, rs1566560531, rs1594246708, rs104894459, rs763191889, rs527236087, rs794727281, rs762991211 N/A
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Amaurosis congenita of Leber type 1 Associate 35693422
Delayed Cranial Ossification due to CBFB Haploinsufficiency Associate 10204852
Diabetic Retinopathy Associate 37318461
Disease Associate 35693422
Enhanced S Cone Syndrome Associate 32081919
Genetic Diseases Inborn Associate 35693422
Leber Congenital Amaurosis Associate 12552256, 20513135
Myopathies Nemaline Associate 15591106
Night Blindness Associate 15591106
Retinal Degeneration Associate 15591106, 17356515