human CRYGD shRNA silencing AAV

Product Info

Knockdown

shRNA screening service available, please inquire about this service or other options.

Viral Details

Viral Backbone

Recombinant AAV

AAV-ITR

AAV2

AAV Serotype

Available in AAV1, AAV2, AAV3, AAV5, AAV6, AAV8, AAV9, AAV-DJ, AAV-DJ8, AAV-DJ9 and other wildtype/synthetic AAV capsids

Promoter

U6

Reporter

eGFP (default), optional CFP, YFP, RFP, mCherry

Storage Buffer

PBS/5% Glycerol

Gene Details

Species

Human

Gene Symbol

CRYGD

Gene Name

crystallin gamma D

Gene ID

1421

Gene Synonyms

CACA; CCA3; CCP; cry-g-D; CRYG4; CTRCT4; PCC

ORF Size

525 bp

RefSeq#

NM_006891

Gene Description

Crystallins are separated into two classes: taxon-specific, or enzyme, and ubiquitous. The latter class constitutes the major proteins of vertebrate eye lens and maintains the transparency and refractive index of the lens. Since lens central fiber cells lose their nuclei during development, these crystallins are made and then retained throughout life, making them extremely stable proteins. Mammalian lens crystallins are divided into alpha, beta, and gamma families; beta and gamma crystallins are also considered as a superfamily. Alpha and beta families are further divided into acidic and basic groups. Seven protein regions exist in crystallins: four homologous motifs, a connecting peptide, and N- and C-terminal extensions. Gamma-crystallins are a homogeneous group of highly symmetrical, monomeric proteins typically lacking connecting peptides and terminal extensions. They are differentially regulated after early development. Four gamma-crystallin genes (gamma-A through gamma-D) and three pseudogenes (gamma-E, gamma-F, gamma-G) are tandemly organized in a genomic segment as a gene cluster. Whether due to aging or mutations in specific genes, gamma-crystallins have been involved in cataract formation.

UniGene ID

Hs.546247

HGNC ID

HGNC:2411