| Primary information |
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| ID | 11323 |
| Uniprot ID | P01258 |
| Description | Calcitonin precursor [Cleaved into- - Calcitonin; Katacalcin (Calcitonincarboxyl-terminal peptide) (CCP) (PDN-21)]. |
| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Txonomy | Eukaryota; Opisthokonta; Metazoa; Eumetazoa; Bilateria; Deuterostomia; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates); Teleostomi; Euteleostomi; Sarcopterygii; Dipnotetrapodomorpha; Tetrapoda; Amniota; Mammalia; Theria; Eutheria; Boreoeutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Simiiformes; Catarrhini; Hominoidea (apes); Hominidae (great apes); Homininae; Homo; Homo sapiens (Human) |
| Subcellular Location | Secreted |
| Developmental Stage | NA |
| Similarity | Belongs to the calcitonin family. |
| Tissue Specificity | NA |
| Post Translational Modification | NA |
| Function | Calcitonin 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 |
| Length | 141 |
| Molecular Weight | 15467 |
| Name | Calcitonin |
| Sequence | CGNLSTCMLGTYTQDFNKFHTFPQTAIGVGAP |
| Sequence map | 32 (85-116) |
| PDB ID | NA |
| Drugpedia | NA |
| Receptor | P30988; Q16602;P30988 |
| Domain | NA |
| Pharmaceutical Use | NA
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