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 categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Abnormal brain morphology Likely pathogenic rs1060499761 RCV000454130
Abnormality of the nervous system Pathogenic rs750524447 RCV001814080
Acute myeloid leukemia Likely pathogenic rs750881596 RCV005912601
Fabry disease Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs1886145312 RCV004545052
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Cervical cancer Likely benign; Benign rs149814143, rs561184126 RCV005916244
RCV005870760
Cholangiocarcinoma Benign rs17760463 RCV005905728
Clear cell carcinoma of kidney Benign rs74887188 RCV005892086
Colon adenocarcinoma Benign rs74887188 RCV005892084
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Atrophy Associate 32677356
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Associate 32661301
Carcinoma Non Small Cell Lung Associate 29758927
Cognitive Dysfunction Associate 28825628
Creutzfeldt Jakob Syndrome Inhibit 30009661
Demyelinating Diseases Associate 24297913, 31185936, 36113749, 36983059
Gaucher Disease Inhibit 35662258
Genetic Diseases Inborn Associate 22073273, 24297913
Glaucoma Open Angle Associate 22073273, 25414181
Glycogen Storage Disease Type II Associate 35662258