Grancalcin

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Grancalcin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GCA gene.[1][2][3][4]

This gene product, grancalcin, is a calcium-binding protein abundant in neutrophils and macrophages. It belongs to the penta-EF-hand subfamily of proteins which includes sorcin, calpain, and ALG-2. Grancalcin localization is dependent upon calcium and magnesium. In the absence of divalent cation, grancalcin localizes to the cytosolic fraction; with magnesium alone, it partitions with the granule fraction; and in the presence of magnesium and calcium, it associates with both the granule and membrane fractions, suggesting a role for grancalcin in granule-membrane fusion and degranulation.[4]

Interactions

GCA (gene) has been shown to interact with SRI.[3]

References

  1. Boyhan A, Casimir CM, French JK, Teahan CG, Segal AW (Mar 1992). "Molecular cloning and characterization of grancalcin, a novel EF-hand calcium-binding protein abundant in neutrophils and monocytes". J Biol Chem. 267 (5): 2928–33. PMID 1737748.
  2. Teahan CG, Totty NF, Segal AW (Oct 1992). "Isolation and characterization of grancalcin, a novel 28 kDa EF-hand calcium-binding protein from human neutrophils". Biochem J. 286. ( Pt 2): 549–54. PMC 1132932. PMID 1530588.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Hansen C, Tarabykina S, la Cour JM, Lollike K, Berchtold MW (Jun 2003). "The PEF family proteins sorcin and grancalcin interact in vivo and in vitro". FEBS Lett. 545 (2–3): 151–4. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(03)00518-0. PMID 12804766.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Entrez Gene: GCA grancalcin, EF-hand calcium binding protein".

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