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Human MYOC protein sequence:


Protein size: 504 amino acids (aa)
Molecular weight: 55–57 kDa
Accession number: NP_000252

About the protein: MYOC - Myocilin precursor (Trabecular meshwork-induced glucocorticoid response protein). The STRING database recognizes that this protein may participate in the obstruction of aqueous humor outflow in the trabecular meshwork. 

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Interestingly, myocilin is also known to be an acidic protein with an isoelectric point of 5.2 (10). 


The file below shows the protein sequence in FASTA format:
protein_sequence.doc
File Size: 23 kb
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