Lca5 Gene Summary [Mouse]

Acts upstream of or within intraciliary transport and photoreceptor cell maintenance. Located in axoneme; ciliary basal body; and photoreceptor connecting cilium. Is expressed in several structures, including nervous system; reproductive system; sensory organ; surface ectoderm; and thymus. Used to study Leber congenital amaurosis 5. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Leber congenital amaurosis 5. Orthologous to human LCA5 (lebercilin LCA5). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

Details

Type
Nonsense Mediated Decay
Official Symbol
Lca5
Official Name
Leber congenital amaurosis 5 (human) [Source:MGI Symbol;Acc:MGI:1923032]
Ensembl ID
ENSMUSG00000032258
Bio databases IDs NCBI: 75782 Ensembl: ENSMUSG00000032258
Aliases Leber congenital amaurosis 5 (human)
Synonyms 4930431B11Rik, 5730406O13Rik, C6orf152, lebercilin LCA5, Leber congenital amaurosis 5 (human), ORF64, RGD1308555
Species
Mouse, Mus musculus
OrthologiesHumanRat

Protein Domains

A protein domain is a distinct structural or functional region within a protein that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain. These domains in mouse Lca5 often fold into stable, three-dimensional structures and are associated with specific biological functions, such as binding to DNA, other proteins, or small molecules.
  • Ciliary protein causing Leber congenital amaurosis disease
  • binding protein
  • Growth-arrest specific micro-tubule binding
  • protein binding

Top Findings

The most significant associations for this gene, including commonly observed domains, pathway involvement, and functional highlights based on current data.
disease
  • retinal dystrophy
  • Leber congenital amaurosis type 5
  • Leber congenital amaurosis type 1
  • hereditary disorder
  • polycystic liver disease type 2
  • retinitis pigmentosa
  • LCA5-related retinopathy
regulated by
regulates
  • NFkB (complex)
role in cell
  • activation in
  • maintenance

Subcellular Expression

Locations within the cell where the protein is known or predicted to be active, providing insight into its function and cellular context.
  • Extracellular Space
  • cilia
  • basal bodies
  • Mitochondria
  • axonemes
  • connecting cilia
  • nucleoplasm
  • nucleoli
  • neurites

Gene Ontology Annotations

Describes the biological processes, cellular components, and molecular functions associated with the mouse Lca5 gene, providing context for its role in the cell.

Biological Process

Functions and activities the gene product is involved in
  • intraflagellar transport
  • photoreceptor cell maintenance
  • protein transport

Cellular Component

Where in the cell the gene product is active
  • photoreceptor connecting cilium
  • centrosome
  • cilium basal body
  • cilium
  • axoneme

Molecular Function

What the gene product does at the molecular level
  • protein binding

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