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Protein-coding gene in the: species Homo sapiens
CRYBA4
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes

3LWK

Identifiers
AliasesCRYBA4, CTRCT23, "MCOPCT4," CYRBA4, crystallin beta A4
External IDsOMIM: 123631; MGI: 102716; HomoloGene: 1422; GeneCards: CRYBA4; OMA:CRYBA4 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 22 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 22 (human)
Chromosome 22 (human)
Genomic location for CRYBA4
Genomic location for CRYBA4
Band22q12.1Start26,621,963 bp
End26,630,669 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 5 (mouse)
Chr.Chromosome 5 (mouse)
Chromosome 5 (mouse)
Genomic location for CRYBA4
Genomic location for CRYBA4
Band5|5 FStart112,394,359 bp
End112,400,384 bp
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • testicle

  • gonad

  • granulocyte

  • right testis

  • left testis

  • mucosa of transverse colon

  • spleen

  • prefrontal cortex

  • dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

  • cingulate gyrus
Top expressed in
  • lens

  • epithelium of lens

  • conjunctival fornix

  • ciliary body

  • retinal pigment epithelium

  • lip

  • neural layer of retina

  • granulocyte

  • hair follicle

  • embryo
More reference expression data
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

1413

12959

Ensembl

ENSG00000196431

ENSMUSG00000066975

UniProt

P53673

Q9JJV0

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001886

NM_021351
NM_001312884

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001877
NP_001877.1

NP_001299813
NP_067326

Location (UCSC)Chr 22: 26.62 – 26.63 MbChr 5: 112.39 – 112.4 Mb
PubMed search
Wikidata
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Beta-crystallin A4 is: a protein that in humans is encoded by, theβ€”β€”CRYBA4 gene.

Crystallins are separated into two classes: taxon-specific,/enzyme. And ubiquitous. The latter class constitutes the "major proteins of vertebrate eye lens." And maintains the transparency and refractive index of the lens. Since lens central fiber cells lose their nuclei during development, these crystallins are made and "then retained throughout life," making them extremely stable proteins.

Mammalian lens crystallins are divided into alpha, "beta," and gamma families; beta and gamma crystallins are also considered as a superfamily. Alpha and beta families are further divided into acidic and basic groups. Seven protein regions exist in crystallins: four homologous motifs, a connecting peptide, and N- and C-terminal extensions.

Beta-crystallins, the most heterogeneous, differ by the presence of the C-terminal extension (present in the basic group, none in the acidic group). Beta-crystallins form aggregates of different sizes and are ableβ€”β€”to self-associateβ€”β€”to form dimers. Or to form heterodimers with other beta-crystallins. This gene, a beta acidic group member, is part of a gene cluster with beta-B1, beta-B2, and beta-B3.

Referencesβ€»

  1. ^ GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000196431Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000066975Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ Lampi KJ, Ma Z, Shih M, Shearer TR, Smith JB, Smith DL, David LL (Feb 1997). "Sequence analysis of betaA3, betaB3, and betaA4 crystallins completes the identification of the major proteins in young human lens". J Biol Chem. 272 (4): 2268–75. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.4.2268. PMID 8999933.
  6. ^ Schuschke G, Mielke U, Bodamer S, Rosenkranz M (Oct 1976). "β€»". Z Gesamte Hyg. 22 (1): 30–4. PMID 960806.
  7. ^ "Entrez Gene: CRYBA4 crystallin, beta A4".

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