Visual system homeobox 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the VSX1gene.[5][6]
The protein encoded by this gene contains a paired-like homeodomain and binds to the core of the locus control region of the red/green cone opsin gene cluster. The encoded protein may regulate expression of the cone opsin genes early in development. Mutations in this gene can cause posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy (PPCD) and keratoconus.[7][8] Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[6]
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Aldave AJ, Yellore VS, Salem AK, et al. (2006). "No VSX1 gene mutations associated with keratoconus". Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 47 (7): 2820–2. doi:10.1167/iovs.05-1530. PMID16799019.
Barbaro V, Di Iorio E, Ferrari S, et al. (2007). "Expression of VSX1 in human corneal keratocytes during differentiation into myofibroblasts in response to wound healing". Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 47 (12): 5243–50. doi:10.1167/iovs.06-0185. PMID17122109.