Gene Information
Gene NameGUCA1B
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length200
Protein NamesGuanylyl cyclase-activating protein 2 (GCAP 2) (Guanylate cyclase activator 1B)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000112599 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9UMX6
Gene CardGUCA1B
Uniprot IDQ9UMX6
PfamPF13202; PF13499
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.426071234)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GUCA1B ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GUCA1B ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GUCA1B ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GUCA1B ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Guca1b ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GUCA1B ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Guca1b ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GUCA1B ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsKCNIP4, KCNIP2, VSNL1, KCNIP1, HPCAL1, NCS1, KCNIP3, GUCA1C, GUCA1A, RCVRN, CLXN, NCALD, HPCAL4, HPCA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityIn the retina, it is expressed in cone and rod photoreceptor cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9620085}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs139923590  rs121909124 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P51177};
Lipid-anchor {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P51177}. Photoreceptor inner segment {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9620085}. Cell projection, cilium, photoreceptor outer segment {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9620085}. Note=Subcellular location is not affected by light or dark conditions. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8VBV8}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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