Entrez gene ID | | 793 |
Official gene symbol | | CALB1 |
Full name | | calbindin 1, 28kDa |
Aliases | | ,CALB, |
Gene summary | | Calbindin is a calcium-binding protein belonging to the troponin C superfamily. It was originally described as a 27-kD protein induced by vitamin D in the duodenum of the chick. In the brain, its synthesis is independent of vitamin-D-derived hormones. Calbindin contains 4 active calcium-binding domains, and 2 modified domains that presumably have lost their calcium-binding capacity. The neurons in brains of patients with Huntington disease are calbindin-depleted. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 8 Locus: 8q21.3-q22.1 |
Gene position | | 91095107 - 91070838 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 24270 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 114050 |
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