FRMD7 gene
FERM domain containing 7
The FRMD7 gene provides instructions for making a protein whose exact function is unknown. This protein is found in many tissues, but it is most abundant in areas of the brain that control eye movement (such as the midbrain and cerebellum) and in the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye (retina). The FRMD7 protein likely plays a role in the development of nerve cells in these areas of the brain and the retina.
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More than 35 mutations in the FRMD7 gene have been found to cause X-linked infantile nystagmus. Most of these mutations change single protein building blocks (amino acids) in the FRMD7 protein. Mutations in the FRMD7 gene likely lead to the production of a protein that is unstable and that cannot perform its normal function. A lack of functional FRMD7 protein is thought to disrupt the development of nerve cells in the retina and areas of the brain that control eye movement. Abnormal development of these nerve cells likely causes the involuntary side-to-side eye movements that are characteristic of X-linked infantile nystagmus.
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Cytogenetic Location: Xq26.2, which is the long (q) arm of the X chromosome at position 26.2
Molecular Location: base pairs 132,074,926 to 132,128,022 on the X chromosome (Homo sapiens Annotation Release 109, GRCh38.p12) (NCBI)
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- FRMD7_HUMAN
- NYS1
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- OMIM: FERM DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 7
- He X, Gu F, Wang Z, Wang C, Tong Y, Wang Y, Yang J, Liu W, Zhang M, Ma X. A novel frameshift mutation in FRMD7 causing X-linked idiopathic congenital nystagmus. Genet Test. 2008 Dec;12(4):607-13. doi: 10.1089/gte.2008.0070.
- Li N, Wang L, Cui L, Zhang L, Dai S, Li H, Chen X, Zhu L, Hejtmancik JF, Zhao K. Five novel mutations of the FRMD7 gene in Chinese families with X-linked infantile nystagmus. Mol Vis. 2008 Apr 18;14:733-8.
- Self JE, Shawkat F, Malpas CT, Thomas NS, Harris CM, Hodgkins PR, Chen X, Trump D, Lotery AJ. Allelic variation of the FRMD7 gene in congenital idiopathic nystagmus. Arch Ophthalmol. 2007 Sep;125(9):1255-63.
- Shiels A, Bennett TM, Prince JB, Tychsen L. X-linked idiopathic infantile nystagmus associated with a missense mutation in FRMD7. Mol Vis. 2007 Nov 29;13:2233-41.
- Tarpey P, Thomas S, Sarvananthan N, Mallya U, Lisgo S, Talbot CJ, Roberts EO, Awan M, Surendran M, McLean RJ, Reinecke RD, Langmann A, Lindner S, Koch M, Jain S, Woodruff G, Gale RP, Bastawrous A, Degg C, Droutsas K, Asproudis I, Zubcov AA, Pieh C, Veal CD, Machado RD, Backhouse OC, Baumber L, Constantinescu CS, Brodsky MC, Hunter DG, Hertle RW, Read RJ, Edkins S, O'Meara S, Parker A, Stevens C, Teague J, Wooster R, Futreal PA, Trembath RC, Stratton MR, Raymond FL, Gottlob I. Mutations in FRMD7, a newly identified member of the FERM family, cause X-linked idiopathic congenital nystagmus. Nat Genet. 2006 Nov;38(11):1242-4. Epub 2006 Oct 1. Erratum in: Nat Genet. 2011 Jul;43(7):720. Bastawrous, Andrew [added].
- Zhang B, Liu Z, Zhao G, Xie X, Yin X, Hu Z, Xu S, Li Q, Song F, Tian J, Luo W, Ding M, Yin J, Xia K, Xia J. Novel mutations of the FRMD7 gene in X-linked congenital motor nystagmus. Mol Vis. 2007 Sep 13;13:1674-9.
- Zhang Q, Xiao X, Li S, Guo X. FRMD7 mutations in Chinese families with X-linked congenital motor nystagmus. Mol Vis. 2007 Aug 3;13:1375-8.