CAPNS1

Calpain, small subunit 1

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Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB
Identifiers
SymbolsCAPNS1 ; 30K; CALPAIN4; CANP; CANPS; CAPN4; CDPS; CSS1
External IDsOMIM: 114170 MGI: 88266 HomoloGene: 1327 ChEMBL: 4962 GeneCards: CAPNS1 Gene
EC number3.4.22.17
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez82612336
EnsemblENSG00000126247ENSMUSG00000001794
UniProtP04632O88456
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001003962NM_009795
RefSeq (protein)NP_001003962NP_033925
Location (UCSC)Chr 19:
36.63 – 36.64 Mb
Chr 7:
30.19 – 30.2 Mb
PubMed search

Calpain small subunit 1, also known as CAPN4, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CAPNS1 gene.[1][2][3]

Calpains are a ubiquitous, well-conserved family of calcium-dependent, cysteine proteases. Calpain families have been implicated in neurodegenerative processes, as their activation can be triggered by calcium influx and oxidative stress. Calpain I and II are heterodimeric with distinct large subunits associated with common small subunits, all of which are encoded by different genes. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been identified for this gene.[3]

Functions

Myotonic dystrophy

This gene encodes a small subunit common to both calpain I and II and is associated with myotonic dystrophy.[3]

Biomarker

Elevated expression of Capn4 has been found to be associated with progression of various cancers such as hepatocellular and renal carcinoma. [4]


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