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CRYBB1 - crystallin beta B1 Gene

Homo sapiens

Also known as CATCN3; CTRCT17

Gene ID: 1414 | Gene type: protein coding

About CRYBB1

Cytogenetic location: 22q12.1 Genomic coordinates (GRCh38): 22:26,599,278-26,618,027 (from NCBI)

This gene has 2 transcripts (splice variants), 186 orthologues, 14 paralogues and is associated with 6 phenotypes. Broad expression in placenta (RPKM 1.8), spleen (RPKM 0.7) and 21 other tissues.

Summary

Crystallins are separated into two classes: taxon-specific, or Enzyme, and ubiquitous. The latter class constitutes the major proteins of vertebrate eye lens and maintains the transparency and refractive index of the lens. Since lens central fiber cells lose their nuclei during development, these crystallins are made and then retained throughout life, making them extremely stable proteins. Mammalian lens crystallins are divided into alpha, beta, and gamma families; beta and gamma crystallins are also considered as a superfamily. Alpha and beta families are further divided into acidic and basic groups. Seven protein regions exist in crystallins: four homologous motifs, a connecting peptide, and N- and C-terminal extensions. Beta-crystallins, the most heterogeneous, differ by the presence of the C-terminal extension (present in the basic group, none in the acidic group). Beta-crystallins form aggregates of different sizes and are able to self-associate to form dimers or to form heterodimers with other beta-crystallins. This gene, a beta basic group member, undergoes extensive cleavage at its N-terminal extension during lens maturation. It is also a member of a gene cluster with beta-A4, beta-B2, and beta-B3. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

CRYBB1 Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_001887.4 NP_001878.1 beta-crystallin B1

CRYBB1 Protein Structure

Crystall

Crystall: Beta/Gamma crystallin (61 - 142)

Crystall

Crystall: Beta/Gamma crystallin (150 - 231)

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Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

beta-crystallin B1

beta-B1 crystallin

Related Diseases

Diseases Alias
Cataract 17, Multiple Types

CTRCT17

Cataract, Congenital Nuclear, Autosomal Recessive 3

Catcn3

Cataract 17 Multiple Types

Cataract 17, Multiple Types, With Or Without Microcornea

Autosomal Recessive Congenital Nuclear Cataract 3

Cataract Microcornea Syndrome

Microcornea Cataract Syndrome

Cataract-Microcornea Syndrome

Cataract 30, Multiple Types

CTRCT30

Cataract 30, Pulverulent

Pulverulent Cataract

Coppock-Like Cataract

Dusty Cataract

Pulverulent Cataract 30

Cataract 30

Cataract, Pulverulent

Early-Onset Nuclear Cataract
Cataract 9, Multiple Types

Cataract 9 Multiple Types

CTRCT9

Cataract, Autosomal Dominant

Catc1

Cataract 9, Multiple Types, With Or Without Microcornea

Cataract, Autosomal Recessive Congenital 1

Autosomal Recessive Congenital Cataract 1

Cataract 9 Multiple Types With Or Without Microcornea

Autosomal Dominant Congenital Cataract

Cataract Autosomal Dominant

Cataracts, Autosomal Dominant

Cataract

Cataracts

Cat - [Cataract]

Cataract Form

Lens Opacity

Lens Opacities

Deafness, Autosomal Recessive 59

DFNB59

Autosomal Recessive Nonsyndromic Deafness 59

Autosomal Recessive Deafness 59

Deafness, Autosomal Recessive, 59

Dfnb59 Auditory Neuropathy

Deafness, Autosomal Recessive, Type 59

Nance-Horan Syndrome

NHS

Cataract-Dental Syndrome

Cataract, X-Linked, With Hutchinsonian Teeth

Mesiodens-Cataract Syndrome

Cataract X-Linked With Hutchinsonian Teeth

Cataract Dental Syndrome

Mesiodens Cataract Syndrome

Abruzzo-Erickson Syndrome

Abruzzo Erickson Syndrome

ABERS

Charge-Like Syndrome, X-Linked

Cleft Palate-Coloboma-Deafness Syndrome

Charge Like Syndrome X-Linked

Charge-Like Syndrome

Cleft Palate-Coloboma-Hearing Loss Syndrome

X-Linked Charge-Like Syndrome

Triosephosphate Isomerase Deficiency

TPID

Triose Phosphate-Isomerase Deficiency

Hemolytic Anemia Due To Triosephosphate Isomerase Deficiency

Tpi Deficiency

Triose Phosphate Isomerase Deficiency

Deficiency Of Phosphotriose Isomerase

Hereditary Nonspherocytic Hemolytic Anemia Due To Triosephosphate Isomerase Deficiency

Posterior Polar Cataract

Cataract, Posterior Polar

Senile Cataract
Amblyopia

Lazy Eye

Lens Disease

Lens Diseases

Diabetic Cataract

Cataract - Diabetic

Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous

Congenital Retinal Detachment

Ncrna Disease

Non-Syndromic Congenital Retinal Non-Attachment

Pfvs

Phpv

Persistent Fetal Vasculature Syndrome

Iris Disease

Iris Diseases

Aniridia 1

Aniridia

Congenital Aniridia

AN1

An

Cataract With Late-Onset Corneal Dystrophy

Aplasia Of Iris

Absent Iris

Irideremia

Aniridia Ii, Formerly

An2, Formerly

An2

Aniridia Type Ii

Aniridia, Type 1

An-1

Absence Of Iris

Agenesis Of Iris

Congenital Absence Of Iris

Hereditary Aniridia

Sporadic Aniridia

Anterior Segment Dysgenesis

Anterior Segment Developmental Anomaly

Anterior Segment Mesenchymal Dysgenesis

Corneal Opacification And Other Ocular Anomalies

Sclerocornea With Other Ocular Anomalies

Asmd

Asod

Anterior Segment Ocular Dysgenesis

Foxe3-Related Ocular Disorder

Familial Ocular Anterior Segment Mesenchymal Dysgenesis

Dysgenesis, Anterior Segment

Irido-Corneal Dysgenesis

Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome, Type 3

Coloboma Of Macula

Coloboma

Congenital Ocular Coloboma

Microphthalmia, Isolated, With Coloboma

Agenesis Of Macula

Hereditary Macular Coloboma

Ocular Coloboma

Coloboma Of Eye

Macular Coloboma

Uveoretinal Coloboma

Eye Disease

Eye Diseases

Abnormality Of The Eye

Toxoplasma Oculopathy

Fundus Dystrophy

Retinal Dystrophy

Retinal Dystrophies

Dystrophy, Retinal

Diseases Alias
Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Bos taurus CRYBB1 VGNC VGNC:27736
Mus musculus CRYBB1 MGD MGI:104992
Rattus norvegicus CRYBB1 RGD RGD:2416
Macaca mulatta CRYBB1 VGNC VGNC:71504
Felis catus CRYBB1 VGNC VGNC:61201
Canis familiaris CRYBB1 VGNC VGNC:39639