Parvalbumin
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parvalbumin
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| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | PVALB |
| HUGO | 9704 |
| Entrez | 5816 |
| OMIM | 168890 |
| RefSeq | NM_002854 |
| UniProt | P20472 |
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| Locus | Chr. 22 q12-q13.1 |
Parvalbumin is a calcium binding albumin protein.
It has three EF hand motifs and is structurally related to calmodulin and troponin C. Parvalbumin is localised in fast-contracting muscles, where its levels are highest, and in the brain and some endocrine tissues.
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