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Summary Expression Expr. PhenotypesPheno. Gene Literature (48)Lit. (48) GO Terms (89)GO (89) Nucleotides (212)Nucl. (212) Proteins (114)Prot. (114) Interactants (268)Interact. (268) Wiki
XB-GENEPAGE-1013830
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 cacna1a

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calcium channel, voltage-dependent, P/Q type, alpha 1A subunit

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ca(v)2.1 , cav2.1 , LOC108710372 ( Nomenclature history )

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Voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, alpha1 subunits

AI Protein Function :
cacna1a encodes the α1A subunit of a voltage‑gated calcium channel that forms the pore‑forming component of Cav2.1 channels, mediates depolarization‑induced calcium influx, and supports neurotransmitte...[+]


InterPro :
Volt channel dom sf, VDCCAlpha1, GPHH dom, VDCC a1su IQ, [+]

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Diseases: 


Disease Ontology:
spinocerebellar ataxia 6 [+]

MIM:
EPISODIC ATAXIA, TYPE 2; EA2 [+]

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