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Cacna1c Gene Detail
 Symbol
Name
ID
Cacna1c
calcium channel, voltage-dependent, L type, alpha 1C subunit
MGI:103013


Nomenclature History
Synonyms (alpha)1 subunit, Cav1.2, Cchl1a1, L-type Cav1.2
Genetic Map
Chromosome 6
56.0 cM
Detailed Genetic Map ± 1 cM
 
Mapping data( 3)

Sequence Map
Chr6:118543910-119146249 bp, - strand
(From NCBI annotation of NCBI Build 37)
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Mammalian
homology
human; dog, domestic; rat    (Mammalian Orthology)
Comparative Map (Mouse/Human Cacna1c ± 2 cM)
Protein SuperFamily: voltage-gated calcium channel
TreeFam: TF312805
Sequences
Representative Sequences Length Strain/Species Flank
genomic 12288 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 602340 C57BL/6J ± Kb
transcript NM_009781 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 6510 -
polypeptide Q01815 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 2139 Not Applicable
For the selected sequences
All sequences(26)
Phenotypes All phenotypic alleles(5) : Targeted, knock-out(2) Targeted, other(3)
Mice homozygous for mutations that inactivate the gene do not survive to term. Selective ablation in beta cells resulted in impaired insulin secretion and systemic glucose intolerance. Heterozygotes were hypozctive, showed increased anxiety, and poor motor coordination.
Polymorphisms SNPs within 2kb(4155 from dbSNP Build 128)  
Gene Ontology
(GO)
classifications
Process adult walking behavior, calcium ion transport...
Component caveolar macromolecular signaling complex, cell soma...
Function calcium channel activity, calcium ion binding...
All GO classifications(43)
Expression Literature Summary: (12 records)
Data Summary: Assays (12)    Results (205)    Tissues (113)    Images (88)
Theiler Stages: 15,17,19,20,22,23,24,25,26,28
  Assay Type Assays   Results
      Immunohistochemistry 2   30
      Northern blot 1   8
      Western blot 1   2
      RT-PCR 6   55
      In situ reporter (knock in) 1   101
      RNase protection 1   9
cDNA source data(25)
External Resources: Allen Brain Atlas  GEO 
Other database
links
Ensembl Gene Model ENSMUSG00000051331
DoTS DT.110472898, DT.526035, DT.91335512
UniGene 436656
DFCI TC1587639, TC1591466
NIA Mouse Gene Index U027794
Entrez Gene 12288
Gene Traps CMHD-GT_246C10-3, OST244748
Protein
domains
InterPro ID Description
IPR002077 Voltage-dependent calcium channel, alpha-1 subunit
IPR005446 Voltage-dependent calcium channel, L-type, alpha-1 subunit
IPR005451 Voltage-dependent calcium channel, L-type, alpha-1C subunit
IPR005821 Ion transport
IPR014873 Voltage-dependent calcium channel, alpha-1 subunit, IQ domain
Graphical View of Protein Domain Structure
Molecular
reagents
All nucleic(33) Genomic(2) cDNA(26) Primer pair(5) Antibodies(4)
References
(Earliest) J:26177 Perez-Reyes E et al., "Molecular diversity of L-type calcium channels. Evidence for alternative splicing of the transcripts of three non-allelic genes." J Biol Chem 1990 Nov 25;265(33):20430-6
(Latest) J:140826 Essin K et al., "Indirect coupling between Cav1.2 channels and ryanodine receptors to generate Ca2+ sparks in murine arterial smooth muscle cells." J Physiol 2007 Oct 1;584(Pt 1):205-19
All references(50)
Other
accession IDs
MGD-MRK-23850

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last database update
01/08/2009
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