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BEST1

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q18032334

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene[2]
Chromosome
human chromosome 11[13]
Cytogenetic location
11q12.3[19]
Encodes
Bestrophin 1[11]
Expressed in
retinal pigment epithelium, external globus pallidus, inferior olivary nucleus, C1 segment, pars reticulata, monocyte, tibial nerve, pars compacta, internal globus pallidus, putamen[20][21][22][23][24]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[12]
Genetic association
retinitis pigmentosa 50, bestrophinopathy, Best’s vitelliform macular dystrophy, autosomal dominant vitreoretinochoroidopathy[14][15][16][17]
Genomic end
61965515, 61732987[6][7]
Genomic start
61717293, 61950063[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
37895[3]
Ortholog
Best1, Best1, best1[8][9][10]
Strand orientation
forward strand[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en ARB en BEST en BEST1 en Best1V1Delta2 en Bestrophin 1 en BMD en RP50 en TU15B en VMD2 ja ベストロフィン1 ru Бестропин 1
🔖 Identifiers · 13
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bestrophin-1 5T5N Xray Cystallography.png ↗
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/BEST1
Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000167995
Ensembl transcript ID
ENST00000534553, ENST00000378043, ENST00000449131, ENST00000524877, ENST00000524926, ENST00000526988, ENST00000529265, ENST00000533521
Entrez Gene ID
7439
Exact match
identifiers.org
Freebase ID
/m/03gwqbl
HGNC ID
12703
HGNC gene symbol
BEST1
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
23789363
OMIM ID
607854
RefSeq RNA ID
NM_001139443, NM_001300786, NM_001300787, NM_004183, XM_005274210, XM_005274221, NR_134580, NM_001363591, NM_001363592, NM_001363593, XM_047427523
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UMLS CUI
C1826421

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🔗 Connections
Expressed in 6
monocyte, putamen, retinal pigment epithelium, tibial nerve, inferior olivary nucleus, pars compacta
Chromosome 1
human chromosome 11
Found in taxon 1
Homo sapiens
Instance of 1
gene
← Genetic association 1
vitelliform macular dystrophy
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Summary

BEST1 is a gene[1].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Pabnau · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Bestrophin-1 5T5N Xray Cystallography.png
    "Created claim: Image: Bestrophin-1 5T5N Xray Cystallography.png"
  2. 25w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Found in taxon → Homo sapiens
    Chromosome → human chromosome 11
    Subclass of → protein-coding gene
    Encodes → Bestrophin 1
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [gsw] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32527: human gene name and description in Alemannic"
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