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CRYAB

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q17910011

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene
Chromosome
human chromosome 11[15]
Cytogenetic location
11q23.1[20]
Encodes
crystallin alpha B, Alpha-crystallin B chain[12][13]
Expressed in
myocardium of left ventricle, middle frontal gyrus, right auricle of heart, C1 segment, olfactory bulb, apex of heart, muscle of thigh, optic nerve, inferior ganglion of vagus nerve, right ventricle[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[14]
Genetic association
myofibrillar myopathy 2, dilated cardiomyopathy 1II, early-onset posterior polar cataract[16][17][18]
Genomic end
111923722, 111794446[6][7]
Genomic start
111779289, 111908564[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
68209[3]
Ortholog
Cryab, Cryab, l(2)efl, cryabb, cryaba[8][9][10][11]
Strand orientation
reverse strand[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en CMD1II en CRYA2 en CRYAB en crystallin alpha B en CTPP2 en CTRCT16 en HEL-S-101 en HSPB5 en MFM2 fa زنجیره آلفا کریستالین-بی(CYPR)

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🔗 Connections
Expressed in 5
optic nerve, olfactory bulb, right ventricle, middle frontal gyrus, inferior ganglion of vagus nerve
Chromosome 1
human chromosome 11
Found in taxon 1
Homo sapiens
Instance of 1
gene
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Summary

CRYAB is a gene[1]. CRYAB is a type of protein-coding gene[2].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . NCBI homo sapiens annotation release 107. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genetic association → myofibrillar myopathy 2, dilated cardiomyopathy 1II, early-onset posterior polar cataract
    Chromosome → human chromosome 11
    Strand orientation → reverse strand
    Instance of → gene
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [gsw] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32527: human gene name and description in Alemannic"
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