Gene Information
Gene NameGCA
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length217
Protein NamesGrancalcin
Target Namegrancalcin
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000115271 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP28676
Gene CardGCA
Uniprot IDP28676
PfamPF13833
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.45959365)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GCA ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GCA ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GCA ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GCA ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gca ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GCA ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gca ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSRI
ParalogsCAPN1, PEF1, CAPN9, PDCD6, CAPN2, CAPN5, CAPN14, CAPN15, CAPN7, ADGB, CAPN6, CAPN8, CAPN3, CAPN12, CAPNS2, CAPN11, CAPN13, CAPNS1, CAPN10, SRI
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDetected in neutrophils and macrophages (at protein level). Highly expressed in bone marrow. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1737748}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1F4O  (X-ray  2.50A  1F4Q  (X-ray  1.90A  1K94  (X-ray  1.70A  1K95  (X-ray  1.90A 
DBSNP rs17783344 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1530588, ECO:0000269|PubMed:1737748}. Cytoplasmic granule membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1737748, ECO:0000305|PubMed:1530588};
Peripheral membrane protein;
Cytoplasmic side. Note=Primarily cytosolic in the absence of calcium or magnesium ions. Relocates to granules and other membranes in response to elevated calcium and magnesium levels. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1737748}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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