LCA5

LCA5
Identifiers
Aliases	LCA5, C6orf152, Leber congenital amaurosis 5, lebercilin, lebercilin LCA5
External IDs	OMIM: 611408; MGI: 1923032; HomoloGene: 32718; GeneCards: LCA5; OMA:LCA5 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 6 (human)
End	79,537,458 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 9 (mouse)
End	83,323,180 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	mucosa of paranasal sinus; ; bronchial epithelial cell; ; caput epididymis; ; testicle; ; Achilles tendon; ; secondary oocyte; ; right uterine tube; ; ventricular zone; ; ganglionic eminence; ; gonad;
	Top expressed in
	superior cervical ganglion; ; neural layer of retina; ; hand; ; spermatid; ; tail of embryo; ; genital tubercle; ; spermatocyte; ; zygote; ; trigeminal ganglion; ; retinal pigment epithelium;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	protein binding; protein-containing complex binding;
Cellular component	cytoplasm; cell projection; cilium; cytoskeleton; microtubule organizing center; axoneme; photoreceptor connecting cilium; ciliary basal body;
Biological process	protein transport; intraciliary transport; photoreceptor cell maintenance;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	167691
	75782
	ENSG00000135338
	ENSMUSG00000032258
	Q86VQ0
	Q80ST9
	NM_001122769; NM_181714
	NM_027448; NM_029434
	NP_001116241; NP_859065
	NP_081724; NP_083710
	Wikidata
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Lebercilin, also known as leber congenital amaurosis 5 (LCA5), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LCA5 gene. This protein is thought to be involved in centrosomal or ciliary functions.