| Gene Symbol |
GUCA1B
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| Entrez Gene |
419864
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| Alt Symbol |
GCAP2
|
| Species |
Chicken
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
|
| Description |
guanylate cyclase activator 1B (retina)
|
| Other Description |
GCAP 2|calcium binding protein|guanylate cyclase activating protein 2|guanylyl cyclase-activating protein 2
|
| Swissprots |
P79881
|
| Accessions |
AAD47880 P79881 S82200 AAB47112 NM_001007881 NP_001007882
|
| Function |
Stimulates synthesis of cGMP in photoreceptors. Thought to mediate Ca(2+)-sensitive regulation of guanylyl cyclase (GC), a key event in recovery of the dark state of rod photoreceptors following light exposure (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
|
| Tissue Specificity |
Retina and pineal gland.
|
| Top Pathways |
Phototransduction
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