Homo sapiens Gene: CRYGS
Summary
InnateDB Gene IDBG-245537.5
Last Modified 2014-10-13 [Report errors or provide feedback]
Gene Symbol CRYGS
Gene Name crystallin, gamma S
Synonyms CRYG8; CTRCT20
Species Homo sapiens
Ensembl Gene ENSG00000213139
Encoded Proteins
crystallin, gamma S
crystallin, gamma S
Protein Structure
Useful resources Stemformatics EHFPI ImmGen
Entrez Gene
Summary 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. This gene encodes a protein initially considered to be a beta-crystallin but the encoded protein is monomeric and has greater sequence similarity to other gamma-crystallins. This gene encodes the most significant gamma-crystallin in adult eye lens tissue. Whether due to aging or mutations in specific genes, gamma-crystallins have been involved in cataract formation. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Gene Information
Type Protein coding
Genomic Location Chromosome 3:186538441-186546702
Strand Reverse strand
Band q27.3
Transcripts
ENST00000307944 ENSP00000312099
ENST00000392499 ENSP00000376287
ENST00000460288
Interactions
Number of Interactions This gene and/or its encoded proteins are associated with 4 experimentally validated interaction(s) in this database.
Experimentally validated
Total 4 [view]
Protein-Protein 4 [view]
Protein-DNA 0
Protein-RNA 0
DNA-DNA 0
RNA-RNA 0
DNA-RNA 0
Gene Ontology

Molecular Function
Accession GO Term
GO:0005212 structural constituent of eye lens
Biological Process
GO:0002009 morphogenesis of an epithelium
GO:0002088 lens development in camera-type eye
Cellular Component
Orthologs
Species
Mus musculus
Bos taurus
Gene ID
Gene Order
Not yet available
Cross-References
SwissProt P22914
TrEMBL Q9UFA7
UniProt Splice Variant
Entrez Gene 1427
UniGene
RefSeq NM_017541
HUGO HGNC:2417
OMIM 123730
CCDS CCDS3275
HPRD 00439
IMGT
EMBL AF161703 AF242197 AF242198 AK314172 AL133079 BC069478 BC070241 CH471052 L36869
GenPept AAA92870 AAD45901 AAF72490 AAH69478 AAH70241 BAG36855 CAB61399 EAW78194 EAW78195 EAW78196
RNA Seq Atlas 1427