Description
Product Characteristics:
This gene encodes a calmodulin- and actin-binding protein that plays an essential role in the regulation of smooth muscle and nonmuscle contraction. The conserved domain of this protein possesses the binding activities to Ca(2+)-calmodulin, actin, tropomyosin, myosin, and phospholipids. This protein is a potent inhibitor of the actin-tropomyosin activated myosin MgATPase, and serves as a mediating factor for Ca(2+)-dependent inhibition of smooth muscle contraction. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms.[provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm
Synonyms: Caldesmon S789, Caldesmon Ser789, p-Caldesmon S789, p-Caldesmon Ser789, p-Caldesmon Ser789, CAD, CALD 1, CALD1, CALD1_HUMAN, Caldesmon 1, Caldesmon 1 Isoform 1, Caldesmon 1 Isoform 2, Caldesmon 1 Isoform 3, Caldesmon 1 Isoform 4, Caldesmon 1 Isoform 5, Caldesmon, Caldesmon1, CDM, H CAD, HCAD, L CAD, LCAD, MGC21352, NAG22.
Target Information: This gene encodes a calmodulin- and actin-binding protein that plays an essential role in the regulation of smooth muscle and nonmuscle contraction. The conserved domain of this protein possesses the binding activities to Ca(2+)-calmodulin, actin, tropomyosin, myosin, and phospholipids. This protein is a potent inhibitor of the actin-tropomyosin activated myosin MgATPase, and serves as a mediating factor for Ca(2+)-dependent inhibition of smooth muscle contraction. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]