Biology:CLCA1

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Chloride channel accessory 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CLCA1 gene.[1][2]

This gene encodes a member of the calcium sensitive chloride conductance protein family. To date, all members of this gene family map to the same region on chromosome 1p31-p22 and share a high degree of homology in size, sequence, and predicted structure, but differ significantly in their tissue distributions. The encoded protein is expressed as a precursor protein that is processed into two cell-surface-associated subunits, although the site at which the precursor is cleaved has not been precisely determined. The encoded protein may be involved in mediating calcium-activated chloride conductance in the intestine.[2] Protein structure prediction methods suggest the N-terminal region of CLCA1 protein is a zinc metalloprotease.[3]

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References

  1. "Genomic cloning, molecular characterization, and functional analysis of human CLCA1, the first human member of the family of Ca2+-activated Cl channel proteins". Genomics 54 (2): 200–14. Jan 1999. doi:10.1006/geno.1998.5562. PMID 9828122. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: CLCA1 chloride channel, calcium activated, family member 1". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=1179. 
  3. "Novel conserved hydrolase domain in the CLCA family of alleged calcium-activated chloride channels". Proteins 63 (3): 424–39. 2006. doi:10.1002/prot.20887. PMID 16470849. 

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