Full name: crystallin, beta B1

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: 3110006K12Rik; BB1CRY

Summary: This gene encodes a member of the crystallin family of proteins that contribute to the transparency and refractive properties of the ocular lens. The encoded protein associates with other beta crystallin proteins to form dimers, tetramers and other higher-order complexes. This gene is located adjacent to a related crystallin gene on chromosome 5. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015]

Expression: Biased expression in genital fat pad adult (RPKM 1.8), ovary adult (RPKM 1.2) and 10 other tissues

Gene size: 13766bp

Exon count: 7