CRYGC

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

CRYGC

Available structures

PDB

Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB

List of PDB id codes
2NBR

Identifiers

Aliases

CRYGC, CCL, CRYG3, CTRCT2, crystallin gamma C

External IDs

OMIM: 123680; MGI: 88523; HomoloGene: 36281; GeneCards: CRYGC; OMA:CRYGC - orthologs

Gene location (Human)

Chr.	Chromosome 2 (human)^[1]

Band	2q33.3	Start	208,128,137 bp^[1]
Band	2q33.3	End	208,129,828 bp^[1]

Gene location (Mouse)

Chr.	Chromosome 1 (mouse)^[2]

Band	1 C2\|1 32.81 cM	Start	65,110,684 bp^[2]
Band	1 C2\|1 32.81 cM	End	65,112,848 bp^[2]

RNA expression pattern

Bgee

Human

Mouse (ortholog)

Top expressed in

testicle

gonad

left testis

right testis

gastric mucosa

duodenum

hypothalamus

islet of Langerhans

C1 segment

pituitary gland

Top expressed in

lens

cornea

corneal stroma

urethra

female urethra

blastocyst

male urethra

epithelium of urethra

epithelium of male urethra

epithelium of female urethra

More reference expression data

BioGPS


More reference expression data

Gene ontology
Molecular function	protein binding structural constituent of eye lens
Cellular component	cytoplasm nucleus
Biological process	visual perception lens development in camera-type eye
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO

Orthologs

Species

Human

Mouse

Entrez


1420


12966

Ensembl


ENSG00000163254 ENSG00000285011


ENSMUSG00000025952

UniProt


P07315


Q61597

RefSeq (mRNA)


NM_020989


NM_001082573 NM_007775

RefSeq (protein)


NP_066269


NP_001076042 NP_031801

Location (UCSC)

Chr 2: 208.13 – 208.13 Mb

Chr 1: 65.11 – 65.11 Mb

PubMed search

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Wikidata

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Crystallin, gamma C, also known as CRYGC, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the CRYGC gene.^[5]^[6]

Function

Crystallins are separated into two classes: taxon-specific, or 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. Gamma-crystallins are a homogeneous group of highly symmetrical, monomeric proteins typically lacking connecting peptides and terminal extensions. They are differentially regulated after early development. Four gamma-crystallin genes (gamma-A through gamma-D) and three pseudogenes (gamma-E, gamma-F, gamma-G) are organized in a genomic segment as a gene cluster. Whether due to aging or mutations in specific genes, gamma-crystallins have been involved in cataract formation.^[6]

Interactions

CRYGC has been shown to interact with CRYBB2,^[7] CRYAA^[7] and CRYAB.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ENSG00000285011 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000163254, ENSG00000285011 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ ^a ^b ^c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000025952 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ den Dunnen JT, Moormann RJ, Cremers FP, Schoenmakers JG (1985). "Two human gamma-crystallin genes are linked and riddled with Alu-repeats". Gene. 38 (1–3): 197–204. doi:10.1016/0378-1119(85)90218-5. PMID 4065573.
^ ^a ^b "Entrez Gene: CRYGC crystallin, gamma C".
^ ^a ^b ^c Fu L, Liang JJ (February 2002). "Detection of protein-protein interactions among lens crystallins in a mammalian two-hybrid system assay". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277 (6): 4255–60. doi:10.1074/jbc.M110027200. PMID 11700327.

External links

Human CRYGC genome location and CRYGC gene details page in the UCSC Genome Browser.

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