Gene Information
Gene NameCRYZ
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length329
Protein NamesQuinone oxidoreductase (EC 1.6.5.5) (NADPH:quinone reductase) (Zeta-crystallin)
Target Namequinone oxidoreductase
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000116791 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBQ08257
Gene CardCRYZ
Uniprot IDQ08257
PfamPF08240; PF00107
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.197478115)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CRYZ ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CRYZ ( ortholog_one2many )
GuineaPig_ CRYZ ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cryz ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CRYZ ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cryz ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CRYZ ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsMECR, RTN4IP1, PTGR2, TP53I3, CRYZL1, PTGR3, ADH6, ADH4, SORD, ADH1B, ADH1A, ADH1C, VAT1L, PTGR1, ADH5, ADH7, VAT1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityOnly very low amounts in the lens.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.066667(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1YB5  (X-ray  1.85A 
DBSNP rs11551729  rs3819946  rs17095822 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20103721}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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