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Galc Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Galc
  • Name
    galactosylceramidase
  • Synonyms
    2310068B06Rik, A930008M05Rik, Gacy, galactocerebrosidase
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:95636
    NCBI Gene: 14420
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    6 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr12:98168553-98225718 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 12, 49.83 cM
  • Mapping Data
    6 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1882 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_95636
 protein coding gene Chr12:98168543-98226565 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200017530
 protein coding gene Chr12:89952907-90085203 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195016751
 protein coding gene Chr12:92501679-92558844 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220017635
 protein coding gene Chr12:90393620-90450791 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180032944
 protein coding gene Chr12:91652553-91709719 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175030644
 protein coding gene Chr12:94314321-94371484 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215016866
 protein coding gene Chr12:90960056-91017218 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0018007
 protein coding gene Chr12:92826812-92881070 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005005696
 protein coding gene Chr12:90613061-90746038 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210018673
 protein coding gene Chr12:91315216-91371782 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185045014
 protein coding gene Chr12:93093771-93150934 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205000590
 protein coding gene Chr12:90479338-90535903 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000022114
 protein coding gene Chr12:97805497-97866404 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230004386
 protein coding gene Chr12:100218100-100350394 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190005096
 protein coding gene Chr12:94778297-94835459 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225033033
 protein coding gene Chr12:101925469-101982022 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010011408
 protein coding gene Chr12:91299140-91439010 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010016648
 protein coding gene Chr12:93747120-93802795 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005002066
 protein coding gene Chr12:90300713-90358011 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    GALC, galactosylceramidase
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    GALC, galactosylceramidase
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2581
    UniProt: P54803

  • Chr Location
    14q31.3; chr14:87837820-87993667 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Galc mouse models; 1 with human GALC associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
 View 3 models
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    3 with disease annotations
  • References
    6 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    81 phenotypes from 10 alleles in 14 genetic backgrounds
    33 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    135 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.
Homozygotes for spontaneous and targeted mutations exhibit tremors, progressive weakness, wasting, both central and peripheral demyelination, massive accumulation of galactosylceramide, abnormal macrophages, and death by 4 months of age.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    23
  • GO References
    12
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
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    701
  • Tissues
    102
  • cDNA Data
    53
  • Literature Summary
    7
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000021003 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 57166 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000021390 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3832 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000021390 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 684 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 55
      cDNA 53
      Primer pair 2
      Antibodies 1

      Microarray probesets 6
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-15304, MGD-MRK-9951, MGD-MRK-9962, MGI:1916901, MGI:1925845, MGI:2145017, MGI:2145024
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 188
      Developmental Gene Expression 7
      Diseases 6
      Gene Ontology 12
      Phenotypes 135
    • Earliest
      J:6390 Duchen LW, et al., Hereditary leucodystrophy in the mouse: the new mutant twitcher. Brain. 1980 Sep;103(3):695-710
    • Latest
      J:388130 Nam BG, et al., In vivo adenine base editing of mutant Galc gene ameliorates Krabbe disease progression. Genome Med. 2026 Apr 23;18(1)
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    09/08/2026
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