Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 2581
Gene name Galactosylceramidase
Gene symbol GALC
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
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Chromosome 14
Chromosome location 14q31.3
Summary This gene encodes a lysosomal protein which hydrolyzes the galactose ester bonds of galactosylceramide, galactosylsphingosine, lactosylceramide, and monogalactosyldiglyceride. Mutations in this gene have been associated with Krabbe disease, also known as
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs11623 C>A,G,T Pathogenic Intron variant, upstream transcript variant, missense variant, coding sequence variant, genic upstream transcript variant
rs11300320 AA>-,A,AAA Likely-benign, benign, uncertain-significance, likely-pathogenic Intron variant
rs34134328 G>A,C Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, benign-likely-benign, benign Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs121908010 C>A Pathogenic Stop gained, coding sequence variant
rs138577661 A>G Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Missense variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT053631 hsa-let-7f-5p Microarray 22942087
MIRT664804 hsa-miR-548c-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT649811 hsa-miR-3606-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT649810 hsa-miR-513a-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT649809 hsa-miR-513c-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0004336 Function Galactosylceramidase activity IBA
GO:0004336 Function Galactosylceramidase activity IDA 8281145, 8399327
GO:0004336 Function Galactosylceramidase activity IEA
GO:0004336 Function Galactosylceramidase activity ISS
GO:0004336 Function Galactosylceramidase activity TAS
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
606890 4115 ENSG00000054983
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P54803
Protein name Galactocerebrosidase (GALCERase) (EC 3.2.1.46) (Galactocerebroside beta-galactosidase) (Galactosylceramidase) (Galactosylceramide beta-galactosidase)
Protein function Hydrolyzes the galactose ester bonds of glycolipids such as galactosylceramide and galactosylsphingosine (PubMed:8281145, PubMed:8399327). Enzyme with very low activity responsible for the lysosomal catabolism of galactosylceramide, a major lipi
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF02057 Glyco_hydro_59 55 349 Glycosyl hydrolase family 59 Family
PF17387 Glyco_hydro_59M 357 473 Glycosyl hydrolase family 59 central domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Detected in urine. Detected in testis, brain and placenta (at protein level). Detected in kidney and liver. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8399327}.
Sequence
Sequence length 685
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Sphingolipid metabolism
Metabolic pathways
Lysosome
  Glycosphingolipid metabolism
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Abnormal brain morphology Likely pathogenic rs1060499761 RCV000454130
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Abnormality of the nervous system Pathogenic rs750524447 RCV001814080
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Acute myeloid leukemia Likely pathogenic rs750881596 RCV005912601
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Fabry disease Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs1886145312 RCV004545052
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
AMBLYOPIA Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BREAST CANCER GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BREAST CARCINOMA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Cervical cancer Likely benign; Benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Adult Krabbe disease Krabbe Disease Orphanet
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Atrophy Atrophy Pubtator 32677356 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Pubtator 32661301 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Disorder BEFREE 29481565
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma of lung Lung carcinoma BEFREE 26617822
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Central nervous system demyelination Central Nervous System Demyelination BEFREE 25236689
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Central nervous system demyelination Central Nervous System Demyelination HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Cerebellar atrophy Cerebellar atrophy BEFREE 15534764
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease BEFREE 25101718
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Cognitive Dysfunction Cognition disorder Pubtator 28825628 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only