Alias |
avian-type,CAB27,CALB 1,CALB,CALB1,Calbindin 1 28kDa,Calbindin,Calbindin D28,D 28K,D-28K,D28K,OTTHUMP00000166027,OTTHUMP00000225441,RTVL H protein,Vitamin D dependent calcium binding protein,Vitamin D dependent calcium binding protein avian type,Vitamin D-dependent calcium-binding protein |
Background |
Calbindin is a calcium-binding protein belonging to the troponin C superfamily. It was originally described as a 27-kD protein induced by vitamin D in the duodenum of the chick. In the brain, its synthesis is independent of vitamin-D-derived hormones. Calbindin contains 4 active calcium-binding domains, and 2 modified domains that presumably have lost their calcium-binding capacity. The neurons in brains of patients with Huntington disease are calbindin-depleted. |