| ncRNA Symbol: | CALCA |
| Full Name: | calcitonin related polypeptide alpha |
| Category: | mRNA |
| Synonyms: | CALC1|CGRP|CGRP-I|CGRP1|CT|KC|PCT |
| Chromosome: | chr11 |
| Strand: | - |
| Coordinate: | | Start Site(bp): | 14966668 | End Site(bp): | 14972354 |
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| 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 and as an antimicrobial peptide while katacalcin is a calcium-lowering peptide. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Aug 2014] |
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