Protein Name hippocalcin
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 15444
Gene Symbol

Hpca

UniProt P84075 (HPCA_MOUSE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 11
Total Number of Articles : 10
Description

hippocalcin

Gene Summary

Predicted to enable several functions, including actin binding activity; calcium ion binding activity; and identical protein binding activity. Acts upstream of or within inner ear development. Predicted to be located in several cellular components, including dendrite; neuronal cell body membrane; and perikaryon. Predicted to be extrinsic component of membrane. Is expressed in ganglia and telencephalon. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in torsion dystonia 2. Orthologous to human HPCA (hippocalcin). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

synonyms
  • neuron-specific calcium-binding protein hippocalcin
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Properties