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Gene information for CALB1 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID793
Official gene symbolCALB1
Full namecalbindin 1, 28kDa
Aliases,CALB,
Gene summaryCalbindin 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]
LocationChromosome: 8   Locus: 8q21.3-q22.1
Gene position91095107 - 91070838  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size24270 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID114050