neuron-specific Ca+2-binding protein hippocalcin; Ca+2-binding protein BDR-2 (HPCA, BDR2)

Function

• may be involved in the Ca+2-dependent regulation of rhodopsin phosphorylation
• binds two Ca+2
• myristoylation facilitates interaction with membranes

Structure

• belongs to the recoverin family
• contains 4 EF-hand domains

Expression

neuron & brain specific

More general terms

• Ca+2 binding protein
• myristoylated protein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=3208
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:3208
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/142622
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P84074.html