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Symbol CACNA1G contributors: mct/npt - updated : 08-12-2016
HGNC name calcium channel, voltage-dependent, T type, alpha 1G subunit
HGNC id 1394
Corresponding disease
CHCA1 childhood-onset cerebellar atrophy 1
SCA42 spinocerebellar ataxia 42
Location 17q21.33      Physical location : 48.638.448 - 48.704.542
Synonym name
  • voltage-gated calcium channel subunit alpha Cav3.1
  • voltage-dependent calcium channel alpha 1G subunit, isoform 11
  • Synonym symbol(s) NBR13, Cav3.1, KIAA1123, MGC117234, Ca(V)T.1
    DNA
    TYPE functioning gene
    STRUCTURE 68.56 kb     38 Exon(s)
    10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study
    regulatory sequence Promoter
    Binding site   transcription factor
    text structure
  • promoter region have been investigated classifying it as a TATA-less sequence containing several potential transcription factor-binding motifs
  • two potential transcription start sites and four binding sites for the transcription factor Sp1
  • MAPPING cloned Y linked N status provisional
    RNA
    TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
    identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
    ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
    38 - 8254 262 2377 - 2006 16671074
    35 - 7646 - 2171 - 2006 16671074
    37 - 8231 - 2366 - 2006 16671074
    35 - 7952 - 2273 - 2006 16671074
    35 - 8025 - 2298 - 2006 16671074
    36 - 8096 - 2321 - 2006 16671074
    36 - 7916 - 2261 - 2006 16671074
    36 - 8051 - 2306 - 2006 16671074
    36 - 7985 - 2284 - 2006 16671074
    37 - 8129 - 2332 - 2006 16671074
    35 - 7931 - 2266 - 2006 16671074
    34 - 7883 - 2250 - 2006 16671074
    34 - 7862 - 2243 - 2006 16671074
    36 - 8162 - 2343 - 2006 16671074
    36 - 8006 - 2291 - 2006 16671074
    37 - 7748 - 2205 - 2006 16671074
    36 - 7715 - 2194 - 2006 16671074
    36 - 7964 - 2277 - 2006 16671074
    36 - 8075 - 2314 - 2006 16671074
    35 - 7910 - 2259 - 2006 16671074
    35 - 7877 - 2248 - 2006 16671074
    35 - 7871 - 2246 - 2006 16671074
    36 - 7904 - 2257 - 2006 16671074
    36 - 7994 - 2287 - 2006 16671074
    35 - 7850 - 2239 - 2006 16671074
    35 - 7829 - 2232 - 2006 16671074
    35 - 7883 - 2250 - 2006 16671074
    35 - 7814 - 2227 - 2006 16671074
    EXPRESSION
    Type restricted
       expressed in (based on citations)
    organ(s)
    SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Cardiovascularheart    
    Hearing/Equilibriumear    
    Nervousbrain   predominantly
     brainhindbraincerebellum highly Homo sapiens
    Visualeye    
    tissue
    SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Muscularsmoothuterusmyometriumhighly
    cells
    SystemCellPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    NervousPurkinje cell Homo sapiens
    cell lineage
    cell lines
    fluid/secretion
    at STAGE
    PROTEIN
    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    STRUCTURE
    motifs/domains
  • four domains of homology
  • each with six alpha helical membrane spanning segments including several isoforms (CAV31C)
  • HOMOLOGY
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • calcium channel alpha-1 subunit family
  • CATEGORY transport channel
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     plasma membrane
    basic FUNCTION
  • calcium low activated (LVA) voltage-gated channel, T (fast inactivation, small conductance) type
  • producing large and transient currents
  • KCNC2, CACNA1G regulate thalamic relay neuron sensory transmission and each channel subtype controls a different stimulus-response curve property
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • inhibited by G protein beta2gamma2 subunit
  • CACNA1G, CACNA1H are substrates for EHD3-dependent protein trafficking in heart, implicating EHD3 as a key player in the regulation of atrial myocyte excitability and cardiac conduction
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s) SCA42 , CHCA1
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    tumoral     --low  
    aberrantly methylated and inactivated in colon and gastric carcinomas and leukemia
    Susceptibility to idiopathic generalized epilepsies
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS