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HMRbase accession number11034
Swiss-prot Accession numberP41547 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionCalcitonin precursor.
Source organismCanis familiaris (Dog)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Carnivora; Caniformia; Canidae;Canis.
Subcellular locationSecreted
Developmental StageN/A
Similarity Belongs to the calcitonin family.
Tissue SpecificitySynthesized by C-cells of the thyroid gland
Post translational modificationN/A
FunctionCauses a rapid but short-lived drop in the level of calcium and phosphate in blood by promoting the incorporation of those ions in the bones
Protein Length130 Amino acids
Molecular weight14051
References1  PubMed abstract 10967131
2  PubMed abstract 1758974
Domain NameCalc_CGRP_IAPP  
Hormone NameCalcitonin
Mature Hormone SequenceCSNLSTCVLGTYSKDLNNFHTFSGIGFGAETP
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein32 Residues from position (85-116)
ReceptorN/A
Gene ID403946      
PDB IDN/A
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Comments!Receptor for this Hormone are either unknown or have not yet been curated