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HMRbase accession number11035
Swiss-prot Accession numberP07660 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionCalcitonin precursor.
Source organismGallus gallus (Chicken)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Archosauria; Dinosauria; Saurischia; Theropoda; Coelurosauria; Aves;Neognathae; Galliformes; Phasianidae; Phasianinae; Gallus.
Subcellular locationSecreted
Developmental StageN/A
Similarity Belongs to the calcitonin family.
Tissue SpecificityN/A
Post translational modification N/A
Function Causes 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 Length138 Amino acids
Molecular weight15308
References1  PubMed abstract 3666142
2  PubMed abstract 4054101
3  PubMed abstract 3838160
4  PubMed abstract 3782060
Domain NameCalc_CGRP_IAPP  
Hormone NameCalcitonin
Mature Hormone SequenceCASLSTCVLGKLSQELHKLQTYPRTDVGAGTP
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein32 Residues from position (82-113)
ReceptorN/A
Gene IDN/A
PDB IDN/A
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Comments!Receptor for this Hormone are either unknown or have not yet been curated