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Cgas - cyclic GMP-AMP synthase Gene

Mus musculus

Also known as Mb21d1; E330016A19Rik

Gene ID: 214763 | Gene type: protein coding

About Cgas

Chromosome 9: 78,337,808-78,350,519 reverse strand.GRCm39:CM001002.3

This gene has 3 transcripts (splice variants), 185 orthologues, 9 paralogues and is associated with 23 phenotypes. Ubiquitous expression in limb E14.5 (RPKM 1.2), liver E18 (RPKM .8) and 27 other tissues.

Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is a DNA binding cytosolic protein that catalyzes the synthesis of cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate (cGAMP) after sensing the presence of DNA in the cytoplasm. cGAMP binds another protein, Stimulator of interferon genes (STING), leading to the induction of interferons, and a host immune response. Reduced expression of this gene inhibits interferon induction in the presence of some viral infections. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2014]

Cgas Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_173386.5 NP_775562.2 cyclic GMP-AMP synthase

Cgas Protein Structure

PHA03247

PHA03247: cl33720 (2 - 141)

Mab-21

Mab-21: pfam03281 (199 - 494)

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Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

cyclic GMP-AMP synthase

2'3'-cGAMP synthase

Mab-21 domain containing 1

cGAMP synthase

mab-21 domain-containing protein 1

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Cgas NCBI NCBI:115004