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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
    gene 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
    400 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • 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 MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0027421
 protein coding gene Chr3:89403397-89409435 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0027385
 protein coding gene Chr3:86442782-86448822 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0027349
 protein coding gene Chr3:88538710-88544750 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0027394
 protein coding gene Chr3:86411861-86417899 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0027136
 protein coding gene Chr3:88737575-88743615 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0027840
 protein coding gene Chr3:92787826-92793864 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0025192
 protein coding gene Chr3:81927752-81933738 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0026582
 protein coding gene Chr3:89086434-89094367 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0027110
 protein coding gene Chr3:95968350-95975563 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0027248
 protein coding gene Chr3:85826332-85832370 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0027216
 protein coding gene Chr3:84165608-84171648 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0027357
 protein coding gene Chr3:90484348-90490386 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0027236
 protein coding gene Chr3:102187909-102193947 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0027899
 protein coding gene Chr3:88288808-88294848 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0026316
 protein coding gene Chr3:85699193-85705292 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0026135
 protein coding gene Chr3:87459951-87465805 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0026664
 protein coding gene Chr3:88680427-88686467 (+)



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; chr1:155234452-155244699 (-)  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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  • Mutations/Alleles
    14 with disease annotations
  • References
    10 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    112 phenotypes from 19 alleles in 19 genetic backgrounds
    4 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    11 images
    120 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
    68
  • GO References
    9
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
    957
  • 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

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-10007, MGI:7484520
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 193
      Developmental Gene Expression 6
      Diseases 10
      Gene Ontology 9
      Phenotypes 120
    • 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:363568 La Vitola P, et al., Mitochondrial oxidant stress promotes alpha-synuclein aggregation and spreading in mice with mutated glucocerebrosidase. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2024 Dec 11;10(1):233
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    03/25/2025
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