GUCA1B, Official Symbol GUCA1Bprovided by HGNC Official Full Name guanylate cyclase activator 1Bprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:4679 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000112599 MIM:602275; AllianceGenome:HGNC:4679 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as RP48; GCAP2; GUCA2; GCAP 2; GCAP-2; GCAP-II Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a calcium-binding protein that activates photoreceptor guanylate cyclases. This gene may have arisen due to a gene duplication event since there is a highly similar gene clustered with it on chromosome 6. Mutations in this gene can cause a form of retinitis pigmentosa. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2009] Expression Ubiquitous expression in skin (RPKM 1.1), testis (RPKM 0.8) and 24 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all