Entrez gene ID | | 93589 |
Official gene symbol | | CACNA2D4 |
Full name | | calcium channel, voltage-dependent, alpha 2/delta subunit 4 |
Aliases | | ,RCD4, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes a member of the alpha-2/delta subunit family, a protein in the voltage-dependent calcium channel complex. Calcium channels mediate the influx of calcium ions into the cell upon membrane polarization and consist of a complex of alpha-1, alpha-2/delta, beta, and gamma subunits in a 1:1:1:1 ratio. Various versions of each of these subunits exist, either expressed from similar genes or the result of alternative splicing. Research on a highly similar protein in rabbit suggests the protein described in this record is cleaved into alpha-2 and delta subunits. Alternate transcriptional splice variants of this gene have been observed but have not been thoroughly characterized. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 12 Locus: 12p13.33 |
Gene position | | 2027870 - 1901123 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 126748 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 608171 |
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