GALC

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene
Cytogenetic location
14q31.3[18]
Encodes
galactosylceramidase, Galactocerebrosidase[12][13]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[14]
Genetic association
Krabbe disease[16]
Genomic end
87993665, 88460009[6][7]
Genomic start
87837820, 88304164[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
124[3]
Strand orientation
reverse strand[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en entrez:2581 en galactosylceramidase en GALC ja ガラクトシルセラミダーゼ

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Summary

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. 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. omabrowser.org. Provenance: 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] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HGNC gene symbol → GALC
    Genetic association → Krabbe disease
    RefSeq RNA ID → XM_011536618, NM_000153, NM_001037525 +4
    Exact match → http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/2581
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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