Cone-rod homeobox protein
The CRX gene encodes a photoreceptor specific transcription factor. Mutations cause autosomal recessive or dominant Leber congenital amaurosis type 7.
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Freund CL et al. (1998) De novo mutations in the CRX homeobox gene associated with Leber congenital amaurosis.
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Paunescu K et al. (2007) Genotype-phenotype correlation in a German family with a novel complex CRX mutation extending the open reading frame.
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Akagi T et al. (2004) Otx2 homeobox gene induces photoreceptor-specific phenotypes in cells derived from adult iris and ciliary tissue.
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Itabashi T et al. (2004) Novel 615delC mutation in the CRX gene in a Japanese family with cone-rod dystrophy.
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Nishida A et al. (2003) Otx2 homeobox gene controls retinal photoreceptor cell fate and pineal gland development.
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Chen S et al. (2004) Interference of Crx-dependent transcription by ataxin-7 involves interaction between the glutamine regions and requires the ataxin-7 carboxy-terminal region for nuclear localization.
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Chen S et al. (2002) Functional analysis of cone-rod homeobox (CRX) mutations associated with retinal dystrophy.
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Gamse JT et al. (2002) Otx5 regulates genes that show circadian expression in the zebrafish pineal complex.
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Rivolta C et al. (2001) Dominant Leber congenital amaurosis, cone-rod degeneration, and retinitis pigmentosa caused by mutant versions of the transcription factor CRX.
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La Spada AR et al. (2001) Polyglutamine-expanded ataxin-7 antagonizes CRX function and induces cone-rod dystrophy in a mouse model of SCA7.
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Furukawa T et al. (1999) Retinopathy and attenuated circadian entrainment in Crx-deficient mice.
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Sohocki MM et al. (1998) A range of clinical phenotypes associated with mutations in CRX, a photoreceptor transcription-factor gene.
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Swain PK et al. (1997) Mutations in the cone-rod homeobox gene are associated with the cone-rod dystrophy photoreceptor degeneration.
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Freund CL et al. (1997) Cone-rod dystrophy due to mutations in a novel photoreceptor-specific homeobox gene (CRX) essential for maintenance of the photoreceptor.
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Nakamura M et al. (2002) Novel de novo mutation in CRX gene in a Japanese patient with leber congenital amaurosis.
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Swaroop A et al. (1999) Leber congenital amaurosis caused by a homozygous mutation (R90W) in the homeodomain of the retinal transcription factor CRX: direct evidence for the involvement of CRX in the development of photoreceptor function.
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Furukawa T et al. (1997) Crx, a novel otx-like homeobox gene, shows photoreceptor-specific expression and regulates photoreceptor differentiation.
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Orphanet article
Orphanet ID 120822
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NCBI article
NCBI 1406
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OMIM.ORG article
Omim 602225
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Wikipedia article
Wikipedia EN (CRX_(gene))
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Update: June 23, 2025