Gene Information
Gene NameCALU
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length315
Protein NamesCalumenin (Crocalbin) (IEF SSP 9302)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000128595 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBO43852
Gene CardCALU
Uniprot IDO43852
PfamPF13202; PF13833
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.143518669)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CALU ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CALU ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CALU ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CALU ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Calu ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CALU ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Calu ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CALU ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsRCN1, RCN3
ParalogsRCN1, RCN3, SDF4, RCN2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitously expressed. Expressed at high levels in heart, placenta and skeletal muscle, at lower levels in lung, kidney and pancreas and at very low levels in brain and liver.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2290228 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10222138}. Golgi apparatus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10222138}. Secreted {ECO:0000305}. Melanosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12643545}. Sarcoplasmic reticulum lumen {ECO:0000305}. Note=Identified by mass spectrometry in melanosome fractions from stage I to stage IV. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12643545}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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