Gene Information
Gene NameGALC
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length685
Protein NamesGalactocerebrosidase (GALCERase) (EC 3.2.1.46) (Galactocerebroside beta-galactosidase) (Galactosylceramidase) (Galactosylceramide beta-galactosidase)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000054983 )
Evolutionary StageOpisthokonta
AlphaFoldDBP54803
Gene CardGALC
Uniprot IDP54803
PfamPF02057; PF17387
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.607504528)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GALC ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GALC ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GALC ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GALC ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Galc ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GALC ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Galc ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GALC ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDetected in urine. Detected in testis, brain and placenta (at protein level). Detected in kidney and liver. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8399327}.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs111887056  rs387906955  rs1555383892  rs370117160  rs746487628  rs756690487  rs147313927  rs145580093  rs374635469  rs1805078  rs997021099  rs963756824  rs34362748  rs886039569  rs1308816724  rs377274761  rs199847983  rs746922378  rs756352952  rs74887188  rs1595215209  rs1057516642  rs387906954  rs1472207768  rs757407613  rs1376496659  rs770485731  rs771232832  rs34134328  rs202135871  rs375867319  rs200960659  rs749893889  rs200378205  rs387906952  rs748573754  rs398607  rs752537626  rs1360345372  rs387906953  rs138577661  rs421262  rs780593419  rs200607029 
Subcellular location [CC]Lysosome.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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