Gene Information
Gene NameCRYAA
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length173
Protein NamesAlpha-crystallin A chain (Heat shock protein beta-4) (HspB4) [Cleaved into: Alpha-crystallin A(1-172); Alpha-crystallin A(1-168); Alpha-crystallin A(1-162)]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age886 ( ENSG00000160202 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP02489
Gene CardCRYAA
Uniprot IDP02489
PfamPF00525; PF00011
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.932513713)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CRYAA ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CRYAA ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ Cryaa ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CRYAA ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cryaa ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CRYAA ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CRYAA ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsHSPB6, CRYAB, HSPB2
ParalogsCRYAB, HSPB3, HSPB6, HSPB1, HSPB2, HSPB8, HSPB7, HSPB9
Tissuekidney
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the eye lens (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12356833, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23255486}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.06(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6T1R  (EM  9.80A 
DBSNP rs74315440  rs397515624  rs397515626  rs397515625  rs74315441  rs397515623  rs199640007  rs398122947  rs74315439  rs121912973  rs367826363  rs760170206 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14512969, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19464326, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19503744, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26004348, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30340470}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19464326}. Note=Translocates to the nucleus during heat shock and resides in sub-nuclear structures known as SC35 speckles or nuclear splicing speckles.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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