National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Calcium Binding Protein
Synonyms

Calcium Binding Protein

Calcium-Binding Protein

Definitions

Calcium Binding Proteins typically belong to the same evolutionary family and often share an EF-hand calcium-binding domain that consists of a 12 residue loop flanked on both sides by a 12 residue alpha-helical domain; the calcium ion is coordinated with oxygen of Glu or Asp residues in a pentagonal bipyramidal configuration. Reversible binding of calcium with proteins often supports protein structure or induces an alteration of protein activity in enzymatic or cell signaling cascades. Calcium is essential for maintenance of a normal heartbeat and for normal cell functions. It also plays a role in blood coagulation and in many enzymatic processes.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C21214

code

C21214

DEFINITION

Calcium Binding Proteins typically belong to the same evolutionary family and often share an EF-hand calcium-binding domain that consists of a 12 residue loop flanked on both sides by a 12 residue alpha-helical domain; the calcium ion is coordinated with oxygen of Glu or Asp residues in a pentagonal bipyramidal configuration. Reversible binding of calcium with proteins often supports protein structure or induces an alteration of protein activity in enzymatic or cell signaling cascades. Calcium is essential for maintenance of a normal heartbeat and for normal cell functions. It also plays a role in blood coagulation and in many enzymatic processes.

FULL_SYN

Calcium Binding Protein

Calcium-Binding Protein

label

Calcium Binding Protein

Legacy Concept Name

Calcium_Binding_Protein

Preferred_Name

Calcium Binding Protein

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C21214

Semantic_Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

UMLS_CUI

C0006732

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17728

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