Entrez Summary: Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) are a large family of zinc metalloenzymes that catalyze the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide. They participate in a variety of biological processes, including respiration, calcification, acid-base balance, bone resorption, and the formation of aqueous humor, cerebrospinal fluid, saliva, and gastric acid. This gene product is a type I membrane protein that is highly expressed in normal tissues, such as kidney, colon and pancreas, and has been found to be overexpressed in 10% of clear cell renal carcinomas. Three transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2014].
UniProt Summary: Reversible hydration of carbon dioxide.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
Carb anhydrase
GO Terms
chloride ion homeostasis
carbonate dehydratase activity
monovalent inorganic anion homeostasis
bicarbonate transport
anion homeostasis
organic anion transport
anion transport
inorganic ion homeostasis
ion homeostasis
zinc ion binding
chemical homeostasis
ion transport
homeostatic process
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)
Compound Hit
No hits were found.
Most Correlated Genes in Chemogenomics
No correlation found to any other genes in chemogenomics.
Tissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)
Global Fraction of Cell Lines Where Essential: 0/739