Table 4. Candidate novel lens-related genes.
These genes were identified as having preferred expression in either lens fiber or epithelial cells, or both. The functional category of each gene is listed. Preferred expression was defined as the top 200 expressed gene in lens fiber or epithelial cells. The expression of these genes in lens fiber and epithelial cells is visualized in Figure 7.
| ZFIN Gene name | Ensemble ID | Lens location | Functional Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| sox13 | 00000030297 | Fiber | Transcription factor |
| id3 | 00000054823 | Epithelia | Transcription factor |
| nr2f6b | 00000003165 | Epithelia | Transcription factor |
| btf3l4 | 00000089681 | Fiber and Epithelial | Transcription factor |
| hmxl | 00000095651 | Fiber and Epithelial | Transcription factor |
| endou2 | 00000020122 | Fiber | RNA-binding protein |
| pabpc4 | 00000059259 | Fiber | RNA-binding protein |
| serbpla | 00000074242 | Epithelia | RNA-binding protein |
| c1qbp | 00000039887 | Fiber and Epithelial | RNA-binding protein |
| endouc | 00000112234 | Fiber and Epithelial | RNA-binding protein |
| ssb | 00000029252 | Fiber and Epithelial | RNA-binding protein |
| bmp5 | 00000101701 | Epithelia | Signal |
| slc7a 11 | 00000071384 | Fiber and Epithelial | Transport |
| stx3a | 00000001880 | Fiber and Epithelial | Protein transport/Transcription factor? |
| otc | 00000062147 | Fiber and Epithelial | Metabolism |
| tkta | 00000029689 | Fiber and Epithelial | Metabolism |