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Cryge Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Cryge
  • Name
    crystallin, gamma E
  • Synonyms
    Cryg-6
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:88525
    NCBI Gene: 12968
  • Member of
    Cryg cluster
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr1:65087713-65090308 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 1, 32.80 cM
  • Mapping Data
    14 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    165 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • PCR
    1
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_88525
 protein coding gene Chr1:65087713-65090783 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200004576
 protein coding gene Chr1:62580699-62583350 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195030414
 protein coding gene Chr1:62108623-62111274 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220037508
 protein coding gene Chr1:62227660-62230311 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180028820
 protein coding gene Chr1:62416480-62419075 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175000662
 protein coding gene Chr1:62496884-62499535 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215014320
 protein coding gene Chr1:62442238-62444833 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0014213
 protein coding gene Chr1:58999736-59001392 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005020876
 protein coding gene Chr1:62236440-62239095 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210003081
 protein coding gene Chr1:62174141-62176746 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185004914
 protein coding gene Chr1:63291092-63293697 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205013584
 protein coding gene Chr1:62129361-62132012 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000003795
 protein coding gene Chr1:62246466-62249070 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230002065
 protein coding gene Chr1:63289855-63292506 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190013078
 protein coding gene Chr1:62359887-62362538 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225000659
 protein coding gene Chr1:66514464-66517115 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010007160
 protein coding gene Chr1:61782591-61785225 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010017411
 protein coding gene Chr1:63743460-63746014 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005027186
 protein coding gene Chr1:61974319-61976935 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CRYGD, crystallin gamma D
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    13
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CRYGD, crystallin gamma D
  • Synonyms
    CACA, CCA3, CCP, CRYG4, cry-g-D, CTRCT4, PCC
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1421
    UniProt: P07320

  • Chr Location
    2q33.3; chr2:208121607-208124524 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Cryge mouse models; 2 with human CRYGD associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    14 phenotypes from 10 alleles in 10 genetic backgrounds
    36 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 gene produce severe, nuclear and zonular cataracts with microphthalmia.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    8
  • GO References
    5
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
    669
  • Tissues
    40
  • cDNA Data
    199
  • Literature Summary
    13
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000070870 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 2596 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000087359 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 631 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000084617 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 174 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 208
      Genomic 2
      cDNA 201
      Primer pair 5
      Antibodies 1

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-2175, MGD-MRK-2180
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 85
      Developmental Gene Expression 13
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 5
      Phenotypes 36
    • Earliest
      J:30723 Deol MS, et al., 10.44. A new gene causing cerebral degeneration in the mouse. 1963;1:183-4 (Abstr.)
    • Latest
      J:345621 Adams DJ, et al., Genetic determinants of micronucleus formation in vivo. Nature. 2024 Mar;627(8002):130-136
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    09/15/2026
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