CACNG2

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CACNG2
Available structures
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_006078
NM_001379051

NM_007583

RefSeq (protein)

NP_006069
NP_001365980

NP_031609

Location (UCSC)Chr 22: 36.56 – 36.7 MbChr 15: 77.88 – 78 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Calcium channel, voltage-dependent, gamma subunit 2, also known as CACNG2 or stargazin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CACNG2 gene.[5]

Function

L-type calcium channels are composed of five subunits. The protein encoded by this gene represents one of these subunits, gamma, and is one of several gamma subunit proteins. It is an integral membrane protein that is thought to stabilize the calcium channel in an inactive (closed) state. This protein is similar to the mouse stargazin protein, mutations in which having been associated with absence seizures, also known as petit-mal or spike-wave seizures. This gene is a member of the neuronal calcium channel gamma subunit gene subfamily of the PMP-22/EMP/MP20 family.[5]

Stargazin is involved in the transportation of AMPA receptors to the synaptic membrane, and the regulation of their receptor rate constants — via its extracellular domain — once it is there. As it is highly expressed throughout the cerebral cortex, it is likely to have an important role in learning within these areas, due to the importance of AMPA receptors in LTP.

Clinical significance

Disruptions of CACNG2 have been implicated in

autism.[6]

Interactions

CACNG2 has been shown to

interact with GRIA4,[7] DLG4,[7][8] and MAGI2.[9]

See also

  • Voltage-dependent calcium channel

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000166862Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000019146Ensembl, 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: CACNG2 calcium channel, voltage-dependent, gamma subunit 2".
  6. PMID 27018473
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