LENEP, Official Symbol LENEPprovided by HGNC Official Full Name lens epithelial proteinprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:14429 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000163352 MIM:607377; AllianceGenome:HGNC:14429 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as LEP503 Summary The ocular lens is a tissue of epithelial origin and devoid of blood vessels and nerves. Cells of the lens epithelium are responsible for the growth and maintenance of the lens through mitosis, protein synthesis, and active transport of ions and metabolites across the lens capsule. Lens epithelial protein is expressed exclusively in lens epithelial cells and may play a role in cell differentiation. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs mouse all