1. Table II. Glossary of genes (Part 1).
Abbreviation Full Name Gene Product Gene/Protein Family
AGT Angiotensinogen Angiotensinogen Renin substrate
ACE Angiotensin-converting Angiotensin-converting Zink metalloproteinase
enzyme enzyme
AT1R Angiotensin II receptor Angiotensin II receptor GPCR
type type 1
AT2R Angiotensin II receptor Angiotensin II receptor GPCR
type type 2
BMP Bone morphogenic protein 4 Bone morphogenic TGF-β superfamily
protein 4
Crebbp CREB binding protein CREB binding protein Histone
acetyltransferase
Eya Eyes absent homolog Eyes absent homolog EYA family of proteins
FoxC Forkhead box C Forkhead box C Forkhead family of
transcription factors
Fras Fraser syndrome Fraser syndrome Extracellular matrix
protein protein
Gata GATA GATA Transcription factor
that contains two
GATA-type zinc fingers
GDNF Glial cell derived Glial cell derived Neurotrophic factor
neurotrophic factor neurotrophic factor Ligand for Ret
Gli GLI family zinc finger GLI family zinc finger Transcription factor
Gpc Glypican Glypican Cell surface heparan
sulfate proteoglycan
7-HCR Alpha-helix coiled-coil rod Alpha-helix coiled-coil Role in DNA repair and
homologue rod homologue cholesterol biosynthesis
HNF1β Hepatocyte nuclear factor Hepatocyte nuclear factor Homeobox transcription
1β β factor
Ift Intraflagellar transport Intraflagellar transport Essential for the
homolog homolog function of motile and
sensory cilia
JAGGED JAGGED JAGGED Ligand for Notch
receptor

2. Table II. Glossary of genes (Part 2).
Table 1. Glossary of genes.
Table II. Glossary of genes (Part 2).
Abbreviation Full Name Gene Product Gene/Protein Family
Kal Kal Anosmin Regulates migration of
nerve cell precursors
during embryogenesis
Nphp Nephronophthisis Nephrocystin Nephronophthi-
sis types 1-9
Pax Paired box Paired box Transcription factor with
conserved DNA-
binding paired box
domain
Pex Peroxisomal biogenesis Peroxin Peroxisomal ATPases
factor p57KIP Cyclin-dependent kinase Cyclin-dependent kinase Cell cycle inhibitor
inhibitor 1C inhibitor 1C
Pkd1, Polycystic kidney disease Polycystin 1 and Polycystin proteins
Renin Renin Renin Enzyme that cleaves
AGT to produce Ang I
Ret Rearranged during RET51, RET43, RET Receptor tyrosine
transfection kinase, GDNF receptor
Robo Roundabout homolog Roundabout homolog Immunoglobulins
Receptor for Slit2
Sall1, Sal-like 1 and Sal-like 1 and Zinc finger transcription
factors
Six1, 2, Sine oculis homeobox Sine oculis homeobox Homeobox transcription
homologs 1, 2 and homologs 1, 2 and factors
Slit Slit homolog Slit homolog Acts as molecular
guidance cue in cellular
migration
Ligand for Robo2
Sox Sex determining region Sex determining region HMG-box class DNA-
Y-box Y-box binding proteins
Tbx T-box T-box Transcription factors
which share a common
DNA-binding domain,
the T-box
UMOD Uromodulin Uromodulin Urinary protein