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Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
CALD1
Identifiers
AliasesCALD1, CDM, H-CAD, HCAD, L-CAD, LCAD, NAG22, caldesmon 1, h-CD
External IDsOMIM: 114213; HomoloGene: 137424; GeneCards: CALD1; OMA:CALD1 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 7 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 7 (human)
Chromosome 7 (human)Genomic location for CALD1Genomic location for CALD1
Band7q33Start134,744,252 bp
End134,970,729 bp
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • saphenous vein

  • tail of epididymis

  • seminal vesicula

  • tendon of biceps brachii

  • urethra

  • superficial temporal artery

  • visceral pleura

  • parietal pleura

  • stromal cell of endometrium

  • right coronary artery
    n/a
More reference expression data
BioGPS




More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

800

n/a

Ensembl

ENSG00000122786

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UniProt

Q05682

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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_004342
NM_033138
NM_033139
NM_033140
NM_033157

n/a

RefSeq (protein)

NP_004333
NP_149129
NP_149130
NP_149131
NP_149347

n/a

Location (UCSC)Chr 7: 134.74 – 134.97 Mbn/a
PubMed searchn/a
Wikidata
View/Edit Human

Caldesmon is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CALD1 gene.

Caldesmon is a calmodulin binding protein. Like calponin, caldesmon tonically inhibits the ATPase activity of myosin in smooth muscle.

This gene encodes a calmodulin- and actin-binding protein that plays an essential role in the regulation of smooth muscle and nonmuscle contraction. The conserved domain of this protein possesses the binding activities to Ca 2 + {\displaystyle {\text{Ca}}^{2+}} -calmodulin, actin, tropomyosin, myosin, and phospholipids. This protein is a potent inhibitor of the actin-tropomyosin activated myosin MgATPase, and serves as a mediating factor for Ca 2 + {\displaystyle {\text{Ca}}^{2+}} -dependent inhibition of smooth muscle contraction. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms.

Immunochemistry

In diagnostic immunochemistry, caldesmon is a marker for smooth muscle differentiation.

References

  1. ^ GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000122786Ensembl, May 2017
  2. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. Novy RE, Lin JL, Lin JJ (Oct 1991). "Characterization of cDNA clones encoding a human fibroblast caldesmon isoform and analysis of caldesmon expression in normal and transformed cells". J Biol Chem. 266 (25): 16917–24. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)55390-4. PMID 1885618.
  4. ^ "Entrez Gene: CALD1 caldesmon 1".

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