Calca calcitonin-related polypeptide alpha [Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: Calcaprovided by RGD
Official Full Name: calcitonin-related polypeptide alphaprovided by RGD
Primary source: RGD:2254
See related: EnsemblRapid:ENSRNOG00000011130 AllianceGenome:RGD:2254
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Rattus norvegicus
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Rattus
Also known as: CAL6; CGRP; Cal1; Calc; CGRP1; RATCAL6; calcitonin
Summary: Predicted to enable calcitonin receptor binding activity; hormone activity; and identical protein binding activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to nerve growth factor stimulus; cellular response to tumor necrosis factor; and vasodilation. Located in axon; extracellular space; and neuronal cell body. Is active in hippocampal mossy fiber to CA3 synapse and neuronal dense core vesicle. Used to study acute necrotizing pancreatitis; ischemia; and stomach disease. Biomarker of middle cerebral artery infarction; migraine; prediabetes syndrome; and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in migraine and osteoporosis. Orthologous to human CALCA (calcitonin related polypeptide alpha). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Dec 2024]
Expression: Biased expression in Uterus (RPKM 51.7), Brain (RPKM 7.1) and 2 other tissues See more
Orthologs: human mouse all
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Genomic context

Location:: 1q34

Exon count:: 6

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_02	current	GRCr8 (GCF_036323735.1)	1	NC_086019.1 (178312636..178317588, complement)
RS_2023_06	previous assembly	mRatBN7.2 (GCF_015227675.2)	1	NC_051336.1 (168878212..168883176, complement)
106	previous assembly	Rnor_6.0 (GCF_000001895.5)	1	NC_005100.4 (184184018..184188922, complement)

Chromosome 1 - NC_086019.1 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Expression

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See details

Project title: A rat RNA-Seq transcriptomic BodyMap across 11 organs and 4 developmental stages
Description: 320 RNA samples isolated from 11 organs (adrenal gland, brain, heart, kidney, liver, lung, muscle, spleen, thymus, and testes or uterus) from both sexes of Fischer 344 rats across four developmental stages (2-, 6-, 21-, and 104-weeks-old)
BioProject: PRJNA238328
Publication: PMID 24510058
Analysis date: Mon Jun 6 17:44:12 2016

Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

CGRP as a potential mediator for the sexually dimorphic responses to traumatic brain injury.
Title: CGRP as a potential mediator for the sexually dimorphic responses to traumatic brain injury.
CGRP promotes osteogenic differentiation by regulating macrophage M2 polarization through HDAC6/AKAP12 signaling pathway.
Title: CGRP promotes osteogenic differentiation by regulating macrophage M2 polarization through HDAC6/AKAP12 signaling pathway.
Calcitonin gene-related peptide-modulated macrophage phenotypic alteration regulates angiogenesis in early bone healing.
Title: Calcitonin gene-related peptide-modulated macrophage phenotypic alteration regulates angiogenesis in early bone healing.
Effect of chronic intermittent hypoxia on ocular and intraoral mechanical allodynia mediated via the calcitonin gene-related peptide in a rat.
Title: Effect of chronic intermittent hypoxia on ocular and intraoral mechanical allodynia mediated via the calcitonin gene-related peptide in a rat.
Distribution and morphology of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) innervation in flat mounts of whole rat atria and ventricles.
Title: Distribution and morphology of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) innervation in flat mounts of whole rat atria and ventricles.
Changes in TRPV1 Receptor, CGRP, and BDNF Expression in Rat Dorsal Root Ganglion with Resiniferatoxin-Induced Neuropathic Pain: Modulation by Pulsed Radiofrequency Applied to the Sciatic Nerve.
Title: Changes in TRPV1 Receptor, CGRP, and BDNF Expression in Rat Dorsal Root Ganglion with Resiniferatoxin-Induced Neuropathic Pain: Modulation by Pulsed Radiofrequency Applied to the Sciatic Nerve.
alphaCGRP deficiency aggravates pulmonary fibrosis by activating the PPARgamma signaling pathway.
Title: αCGRP deficiency aggravates pulmonary fibrosis by activating the PPARγ signaling pathway.
Adolescent binge-like alcohol exposure dysregulates NPY and CGRP in rats: Behavioural and immunochemical evidence.
Title: Adolescent binge-like alcohol exposure dysregulates NPY and CGRP in rats: Behavioural and immunochemical evidence.
From spreading depolarization to epilepsy with neuroinflammation: The role of CGRP in cortex.
Title: From spreading depolarization to epilepsy with neuroinflammation: The role of CGRP in cortex.
Nerve Growth Factor in Breast Cancer Cells Promotes Axonal Growth and Expression of Calcitonin Gene-related Peptide in a Rat Model of Spinal Metastasis.
Title: Nerve Growth Factor in Breast Cancer Cells Promotes Axonal Growth and Expression of Calcitonin Gene-related Peptide in a Rat Model of Spinal Metastasis.

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

PMC109322P1 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:270162

RH137698 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:219785

Calca (e-PCR), detects polymorphism
- UniSTS:141215

RH94470 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:119718

D1Smu11 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:517807

RH131181 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:214464

Gene Ontology Provided by RGD

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables calcitonin receptor binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables calcitonin receptor binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables calcitonin receptor binding	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
enables hormone activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables hormone activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables identical protein binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables neuropeptide hormone activity	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
enables protein-containing complex binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables signaling receptor binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in G protein-coupled receptor internalization	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within activation of adenylate cyclase activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in activation of adenylate cyclase activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in activation of protein kinase activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in adenylate cyclase-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within adenylate cyclase-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in adenylate cyclase-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in amylin receptor 1 signaling pathway	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in amylin receptor 2 signaling pathway	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in antimicrobial humoral immune response mediated by antimicrobial peptide	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within artery vasodilation involved in baroreceptor response to increased systemic arterial blood pressure	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in calcitonin family receptor signaling pathway	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor signaling pathway	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of cell adhesion	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in cellular response to nerve growth factor stimulus	IEP Inferred from Expression Pattern more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within cellular response to nerve growth factor stimulus	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in cellular response to tumor necrosis factor	IEP Inferred from Expression Pattern more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within detection of temperature stimulus involved in sensory perception of pain	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in embryo implantation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in endothelial cell migration	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in endothelial cell proliferation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within feeding behavior	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within inflammatory response	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in innate immune response	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within intracellular calcium ion homeostasis	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in leukocyte cell-cell adhesion	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in monocyte chemotaxis	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of blood pressure	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of blood pressure	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of bone resorption	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of calcium ion transport into cytosol	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of ossification	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of osteoclast differentiation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of smooth muscle contraction	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of smooth muscle contraction	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within nervous system process involved in regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within neuropeptide signaling pathway	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of ossification	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in phospholipase C-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of cell adhesion	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-1 alpha production	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-8 production	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of macrophage differentiation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in protein phosphorylation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in receptor internalization	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in regulation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in regulation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within response to heat	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within response to pain	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in signal transduction	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of smooth muscle contraction	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in vasculature development	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in vasodilation	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in vasodilation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in axon	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in axon	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
located_in cytoplasm	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
located_in extracellular region	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in extracellular region	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
is_active_in extracellular space	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in extracellular space	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
is_active_in extracellular space	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
located_in extracellular space	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
is_active_in hippocampal mossy fiber to CA3 synapse	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in neuron projection	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
located_in neuronal cell body	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
is_active_in neuronal dense core vesicle	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in terminal bouton	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: calcitonin gene-related peptide 1

Names: CGRP-I; alpha-type CGRP; calcitonin gene-related peptide I; calcitonin/calcitonin-related polypeptide, alpha; procalcitonin

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

mRNA and Protein(s)

NM_001033955.1 → NP_001029127.1 calcitonin gene-related peptide 1 isoform Cgrp preproprotein

See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001029127.1

Status: VALIDATED

Description

Transcript Variant: This variant (2) differs in the 5' UTR, 3' UTR, and 3' coding sequence compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (Cgrp) has a shorter and distinct C-terminus compared to isoform Calca.

Source sequence(s)

AW523601, BG663259, CB711853, CB746609, CF978038

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

P01256

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

A0A0G2JSX2, A6I8B3

Related

ENSRNOP00000051997.2, ENSRNOT00000055124.6

Conserved Domains (1) summary

pfam00214
Location:1 → 124

Calc_CGRP_IAPP; Calcitonin / CGRP / IAPP family
NM_001033956.1 → NP_001029128.1 calcitonin gene-related peptide 1 isoform Cgrp preproprotein

See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001029128.1

Status: VALIDATED

Description

Transcript Variant: This variant (3) differs in the 3' UTR and 3' coding sequence compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (Cgrp) has a shorter and distinct C-terminus compared to isoform Calca.

Source sequence(s)

AW523601, BG663259, CB746609, CF978038

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

P01256

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

A0A0G2JSX2, A6I8B3

Conserved Domains (1) summary

pfam00214
Location:1 → 124

Calc_CGRP_IAPP; Calcitonin / CGRP / IAPP family
NM_017338.2 → NP_059034.1 calcitonin gene-related peptide 1 isoform Calca preproprotein

See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_059034.1

Status: VALIDATED

Description

Transcript Variant: This variant (1) encodes the longer isoform (Calca).

Source sequence(s)

BG663259, CF978038, V01228

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

P01257

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

A6I8B8

Related

ENSRNOP00000014948.2, ENSRNOT00000014948.7

Conserved Domains (1) summary

pfam00214
Location:1 → 121

Calc_CGRP_IAPP; Calcitonin / CGRP / IAPP family