Gene Symbol | Cryba1 |
Entrez Gene ID | 12957 |
Full Name | crystallin, beta A1 |
Synonyms | BA3/A1,Cryb |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Mus musculus(house mouse) |
Genome | |
Summary | Mammalian lens crystallins are divided into alpha, beta, and gamma families. 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 able to self-associate to form dimers or to form heterodimers with other beta-crystallins. This gene, a beta acidic group member, encodes two proteins (crystallin, beta A3 and crystallin, beta A1) from a single mRNA. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]. |