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CLCA2

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CLCA2
Identifiers
AliasesCLCA2, CACC, CACC3, CLCRG2, CaCC-3, chloride channel accessory 2
External IDsOMIM: 604003; MGI: 2139758; HomoloGene: 4765; GeneCards: CLCA2; OMA:CLCA2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_006536

NM_178697

RefSeq (protein)

NP_006527

NP_848812

Location (UCSC)Chr 1: 86.42 – 86.46 MbChr 3: 144.78 – 144.81 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Chloride channel accessory 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CLCA2 gene.[5]

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the calcium sensitive chloride conductance protein family. To date, all members of this gene family map to the same site on chromosome 1p31-p22 and share high degrees of homology in size, sequence and predicted structure, but differ significantly in their tissue distributions. Since this protein is expressed predominantly in trachea and lung, it is suggested to play a role in the complex pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis. It may also serve as adhesion molecule for lung metastatic cancer cells, mediating vascular arrest and colonization, and furthermore, it has been implicated to act as a tumor suppressor gene for breast cancer.[5] Protein structure prediction methods suggest the N-terminal region of CLCA2 protein is a zinc metalloprotease.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000137975Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000036960Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: CLCA2 chloride channel, calcium activated, family member 2".
  6. ^ Pawłowski K, Lepistö M, Meinander N, et al. (2006). "Novel conserved hydrolase domain in the CLCA family of alleged calcium-activated chloride channels". Proteins. 63 (3): 424–39. doi:10.1002/prot.20887. PMID 16470849. S2CID 40041491.

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