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PDE6B is the beta subunit of rod photoreceptor phosphodiesterase, critical for phototransduction and implicated in retinal degeneration and neurodegenerative diseases
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| Gene Symbol | PDE6B |
| Full Name | Phosphodiesterase 6B |
| Chromosome | 4p16.3 |
| Function | encodes a protein of 847 amino acids. |
| Amino Acids | 847 aa |
| Pathways | cascade: ### Dark State |
| UniProt ID | P16404 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 5159 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000133250 |
| GeneCards | PDE6B |
| Human Protein Atlas | PDE6B |
| N-terminal region | Mediates interaction with PDE6A and regulation by PDE6G inhibitory subunits |
| Catalytic domain | Contains the phosphodiesterase active site that hydrolyzes cGMP |
| C-terminal region | Important for holoenzyme assembly and membrane localization |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
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PDE6B["PDE6B"]
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
PDE6B -->|"implicated_in"| neurodegeneration
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