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Gene information for GUCA1A (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID2978
Official gene symbolGUCA1A
Full nameguanylate cyclase activator 1A (retina)
Aliases,C6orf131,COD3,GCAP,GCAP1,GUCA,GUCA1,dJ139D8.6,
Gene summaryThis gene plays a role in the recovery of retinal photoreceptors from photobleaching. In the recovery phase, the phototransduction messeneger cGMP is replenished by retinal guanylyl cyclase-1 (GC1). GC1 is activated by decreasing Ca(2+) concentrations following photobleaching. The protein encoded by this gene, guanylyl cyclase activating protein 1 (GCAP1), mediates the sensitivity of GC1 to Ca(2+) concentrations. GCAP1 promotes activity of GC1 at low Ca(2+) concentrations and inhibits GC1 activity at high Ca(2+) concentrations. Mutations in this gene cause autosomal dominant cone dystrophy (COD3); a disease characterized by reduced visual acuity associated with progressive loss of color vision. Mutations in this gene prohibit the inactivation of RetGC1 at high Ca(2+) concentrations; causing the constitutive activation of RetGC1 and, presumably, increased cell death. This gene is expressed in retina and spermatagonia. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 6   Locus: 6p21.1
Gene position42123144 - 42147794  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size24651 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID600364