CASQ2

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Calsequestrin monomer showing the three repeating calsequestrin domains
calsequestrin 1 (fast-twitch, skeletal muscle)
Identifiers
Symbol CASQ1
Alt. Symbols CASQ
Entrez 844
HUGO 1512
OMIM 114250
PDB 1A8Y
RefSeq NM_001231
UniProt P31415
Other data
Locus Chr. 1 q21
calsequestrin 2 (cardiac muscle)
Identifiers
Symbol CASQ2
Entrez 845
HUGO 1513
OMIM 114251
RefSeq NM_001232
UniProt O14958
Other data
Locus Chr. 1 p13.3-p11

Calsequestrin is a calcium-binding protein of the sarcoplasmic reticulum. The protein helps hold calcium in the cisterna of the sarcoplasmic reticulum after a muscle contraction, even though the concentration of calcium in the sarcoplasmic reticulum is much higher than in the cytosol. It also helps sarcoplasmic reticulum store an amazing amount of calcium ions.

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References

Wang S, Trumble WR, Liao H, Wesson CR, Dunker AK, Kang CH (1998). "Crystal structure of calsequestrin from rabbit skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum". Nat. Struct. Biol. 5 (6): 476–83. PMID 9628486. 


The principle calcium - binding protein found in the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum which also provides calcium storage

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