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Gba1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Gba1
  • Name
    glucosylceramidase beta 1
  • Synonyms
    betaGC, Gba, GBA1, GC, GCase, glucocerebrosidase
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:95665
    NCBI Gene: 14466
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    6 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr3:89110235-89116273 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 3, 39.01 cM
  • Mapping Data
    35 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    229 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • PCR
    3
  • RFLP
    7
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_95665
 protein coding gene Chr3:89110235-89119944 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200039423
 protein coding gene Chr3:85965215-85970968 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195052564
 protein coding gene Chr3:85980268-85986023 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220050910
 protein coding gene Chr3:85934850-85940605 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180048057
 protein coding gene Chr3:86062012-86067765 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175038232
 protein coding gene Chr3:85912912-85918667 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215045637
 protein coding gene Chr3:86352968-86358720 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0025192
 protein coding gene Chr3:81927752-81933738 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005046813
 protein coding gene Chr3:85428047-85433804 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210040206
 protein coding gene Chr3:86050565-86056320 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185046284
 protein coding gene Chr3:86150506-86156259 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205046505
 protein coding gene Chr3:84974511-84980266 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000019309
 protein coding gene Chr3:85758997-85764753 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230027628
 protein coding gene Chr3:88186539-88192292 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190047296
 protein coding gene Chr3:86435432-86441185 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225007653
 protein coding gene Chr3:90941877-90947632 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010051295
 protein coding gene Chr3:85800561-85806313 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010048232
 protein coding gene Chr3:86662400-86667970 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005047993
 protein coding gene Chr3:86456955-86462710 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    GBA1, glucosylceramidase beta 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    GBA1, glucosylceramidase beta 1
  • Synonyms
    GBA, GCB, GLUC
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2629
    UniProt: P04062

  • Chr Location
    1q22; chr1:155234447-155245178 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    3 with Gba1 mouse models; 10 with human GBA1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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IDs
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IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    14 with disease annotations
  • References
    10 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    118 phenotypes from 19 alleles in 19 genetic backgrounds
    4 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    11 images
    136 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Mutations in this locus variably lower enzyme activity and result in accumulated glucocerebroside in reticuloendotehelial cell lysosomes and glucosylceramide in brain, liver and skin. Severe mutants die perinatally with compromised epidermal permeability.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    150
  • GO References
    22
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    848
  • Tissues
    215
  • cDNA Data
    79
  • Literature Summary
    6
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000028048 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 6039 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000077367 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1779 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000076589 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 515 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 92
      Genomic 8
      cDNA 80
      Primer pair 4
      Antibodies 1

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-10007, MGI:7484520
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 219
      Developmental Gene Expression 6
      Diseases 10
      Gene Ontology 22
      Phenotypes 136
    • Earliest
      J:18511 Pentchev PG, et al., A lysosomal storage disorder in mice characterized by a dual deficiency of sphingomyelinase and glucocerebrosidase. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1980 Sep 8;619(3):669-79
    • Latest
      J:391197 Chen M, et al., Cholesterol enhances lysosome-autophagosome fusion for better alpha-synuclein clearance in GBA L444P-mutated Parkinson disease. Cell Rep. 2026 Aug 6;45(8):117800
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    09/08/2026
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