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Symbol CALCB contributors: - updated : 04-07-2006
HGNC name calcitonin-related polypeptide, beta
HGNC id 1438
EXPRESSION
Type widely
constitutive of
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Endocrinethyroid   highly
Nervousbrain   highly
Reproductivemale systemprostate  highly
 male systemtestis  highly
tissue
SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Connectivebone  highly
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion
at STAGE
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
HOMOLOGY
Homologene
FAMILY calcitonin family
CATEGORY signaling hormone
SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION extracellular
basic FUNCTION
  • dilating a variety of vessels including the coronary, cerebral and systemic vasculature (vasodilatator)
  • playing in the CNS a neurotransmitter or neuromodulator role
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS