Gene Information
Gene NameLCA5
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length697
Protein NamesLebercilin (Leber congenital amaurosis 5 protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000135338 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ86VQ0
Gene CardLCA5
Uniprot IDQ86VQ0
PfamPF15619
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.666901286)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ LCA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ LCA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ LCA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ LCA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Lca5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ LCA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Lca5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ LCA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsLCA5L
ParalogsLCA5L
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17546029}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2655655  rs34068461  rs35338066  rs35415141  rs1875845 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17546029}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, cilium axoneme {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17546029}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, cilium basal body {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17546029}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17546029}. Cell projection, cilium {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21606596}. Note=In non- ciliated cells, localizes to the centrosome and its associated microtubule array (PubMed:17546029). Colocalizes with IFT complex A and B proteins in the connecting cilium in primary cilia of hTERT-RPE1 cells (PubMed:21606596). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17546029, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21606596}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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