Browse Genes by Category

Each of the genes from Genetics Home Reference appears under one or more categories according to the features of its gene products or the location of their effects.

This information comes from the Gene Ontology Consortium, and changes frequently to reflect continuing research.

• Biological process
  • ADAMTS10: ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 10
  • ALMS1: Alstrom syndrome 1
  • BSCL2: Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy 2 (seipin)
  • CIRH1A: cirrhosis, autosomal recessive 1A (cirhin)
  • DNAH5: dynein, axonemal, heavy chain 5
  • FAM126A: family with sequence similarity 126, member A
  • GAN: gigaxonin
  • HPSE2: heparanase 2
  • HSPB8: heat shock 22kDa protein 8
  • MEGF8: multiple EGF-like-domains 8
  • NYX: nyctalopin
  • SEPN1: selenoprotein N, 1
  • SLC6A8: solute carrier family 6 (neurotransmitter transporter, creatine), member 8
  • Biological adhesion
  • Biological regulation
  • Cell killing
  • Cellular component organization or biogenesis
  • Cellular process
  • Developmental process
  • Establishment of localization
  • Growth
  • Immune system process
  • Localization
  • Locomotion
  • Metabolic process
  • Multicellular organismal process
  • Multi-organism process
  • Negative regulation of biological process
  • Positive regulation of biological process
  • Regulation of biological process
  • Reproduction
  • Reproductive process
  • Response to stimulus
  • Rhythmic process
  • Signaling
  • Single-organism process
• Cellular component
  • ADAMTS10: ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 10
  • DNAH5: dynein, axonemal, heavy chain 5
  • FAM126A: family with sequence similarity 126, member A
  • LEPRE1: leucine proline-enriched proteoglycan (leprecan) 1
  • MEGF8: multiple EGF-like-domains 8
  • PGAM2: phosphoglycerate mutase 2 (muscle)
  • PHKG2: phosphorylase kinase, gamma 2 (testis)
  • PRX: periaxin
  • SLC6A8: solute carrier family 6 (neurotransmitter transporter, creatine), member 8
  • TAT: tyrosine aminotransferase
  • Cell
  • Cell junction
  • Cell part
  • Extracellular matrix
  • Extracellular matrix part
  • Extracellular region
  • Extracellular region part
  • Macromolecular complex
  • Membrane
  • Membrane-enclosed lumen
  • Membrane part
  • Nucleoid
  • Organelle
  • Organelle part
  • Synapse
  • Synapse part
• Molecular function
  • AAAS: achalasia, adrenocortical insufficiency, alacrimia
  • ADAMTS10: ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 10
  • ALMS1: Alstrom syndrome 1
  • BSCL2: Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy 2 (seipin)
  • CIRH1A: cirrhosis, autosomal recessive 1A (cirhin)
  • COL5A2: collagen, type V, alpha 2
  • FRMD7: FERM domain containing 7
  • GAN: gigaxonin
  • JPH3: junctophilin 3
  • LEPRE1: leucine proline-enriched proteoglycan (leprecan) 1
  • LFNG: LFNG O-fucosylpeptide 3-beta-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
  • MPV17: MpV17 mitochondrial inner membrane protein
  • NEFH: neurofilament, heavy polypeptide
  • NYX: nyctalopin
  • OTOF: otoferlin
  • PKP2: plakophilin 2
  • PRX: periaxin
  • SEPN1: selenoprotein N, 1
  • SLC6A8: solute carrier family 6 (neurotransmitter transporter, creatine), member 8
  • TMEM127: transmembrane protein 127
  • TPM3: tropomyosin 3
  • Antioxidant activity
  • Binding
  • Catalytic activity
  • Channel regulator activity
  • Chemoattractant activity
  • Electron carrier activity
  • Enzyme regulator activity
  • Metallochaperone activity
  • Molecular transducer activity
  • Morphogen activity
  • Nucleic acid binding transcription factor activity
  • Protein binding transcription factor activity
  • Receptor activity
  • Receptor regulator activity
  • Structural molecule activity
  • Transporter activity

Source: Gene Ontology Consortium.