Calca

Function

Calcitonin is a peptide hormone that causes a rapid but short-lived drop in the level of calcium and phosphate in blood by promoting the incorporation of those ions in the bones. Calcitonin function is mediated by the calcitonin receptor/CALCR and the CALCR-RAMP2 (AMYR2) receptor complex (By similarity).

Sequence Similarities

Belongs to the calcitonin family.

Cellular localization

• Secreted

Alternative names

Calc, Calca, Calcitonin

Database links

swissprot:P01257 swissprot:P01256 entrezGene:171519 entrezGene:24241