parvalbumin alpha (PVALB)

Function

• binds 2 Ca+2
• thought to be involved in muscle relaxation

Structure

• belongs to the parvalbumin family
• contains 2 EF-hand domains

More general terms

• Ca+2 binding protein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P20472.html
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=5816
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:5816
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/168890