CACNA2D1

CACNA2D1
Identifiers
Aliases CACNA2D1, CACNA2, CACNL2A, CCHL2A, LINC01112, lncRNA-N3, calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit alpha2delta 1
External IDs MGI: 88295 HomoloGene: 579 GeneCards: CACNA2D1
Genetically Related Diseases
obesity, ulcerative colitis, fatty liver disease[1]
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

781

12293

Ensembl

ENSG00000153956

ENSMUSG00000040118

UniProt

P54289

O08532

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000722
NM_001302890

NM_001110843
NM_001110844
NM_001110845
NM_001110846
NM_009784

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000713.2

NP_001104313.1
NP_001104314.1
NP_001104315.1
NP_001104316.1
NP_033914.1

Location (UCSC) Chr 7: 81.95 – 82.44 Mb Chr 5: 15.93 – 16.37 Mb
PubMed search [2] [3]
Wikidata
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Voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CACNA2D1 gene.[4][5]

This gene encodes a member of the alpha-2/delta subunit family, a protein in the voltage-dependent calcium channel complex. Calcium channels mediate the influx of calcium ions into the cell upon membrane polarization and consist of a complex of alpha-1, alpha-2/delta, beta, and gamma subunits in a 1:1:1:1 ratio. Research on a highly similar protein in rabbit suggests the protein described in this record is cleaved into alpha-2 and delta subunits. Alternate transcriptional splice variants of this gene have been observed but have not been thoroughly characterized.[5]

Gabapentinoids

alpha2/delta proteins are believed to be the molecular target of the gabapentinoids gabapentin and pregabalin, which are used to treat epilepsy and neuropathic pain.[6]

See also

References

  1. "Diseases that are genetically associated with CACNA2D1 view/edit references on wikidata".
  2. "Human PubMed Reference:".
  3. "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  4. Powers PA, Scherer SW, Tsui LC, Gregg RG, Hogan K (Jun 1994). "Localization of the gene encoding the alpha 2/delta subunit (CACNL2A) of the human skeletal muscle voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel to chromosome 7q21-q22 by somatic cell hybrid analysis". Genomics. 19 (1): 192–3. doi:10.1006/geno.1994.1044. PMID 8188232.
  5. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: CACNA2D1 calcium channel, voltage-dependent, alpha 2/delta subunit 1".
  6. Rogawski MA, Bazil CW (July 2008). "New molecular targets for antiepileptic drugs: alpha(2)delta, SV2A, and K(v)7/KCNQ/M potassium channels". Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 8 (4): 345–52. doi:10.1007/s11910-008-0053-7. PMC 2587091Freely accessible. PMID 18590620.

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