Entrez gene ID | | 796 |
Official gene symbol | | CALCA |
Full name | | calcitonin-related polypeptide alpha |
Aliases | | ,CALC1,CGRP,CGRP-I,CGRP1,CT,KC,MGC126648, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes the peptide hormones calcitonin, calcitonin gene-related peptide and katacalcin by tissue-specific alternative RNA splicing of the gene transcripts and cleavage of inactive precursor proteins. Calcitonin is involved in calcium regulation and acts to regulate phosphorus metabolism. Calcitonin gene-related peptide functions as a vasodilator while katacalcin is a calcium-lowering peptide. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. |
Location | | Chromosome: 11 Locus: 11p15.2-p15.1 |
Gene position | | 14993832 - 14988215 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 5618 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 114130 |