Gene:
calcium channel, voltage-dependent, gamma subunit 8
Gene ID:
193686
Symbol:
CACNG8
Species:
1000
Description:
L-type calcium channels are composed of five subunits. The protein encoded by this gene represents one of these subunits, gamma, and is one of several gamma subunit proteins. It is an integral membrane protein that is thought to stabilize the calcium channel in an inactive (closed) state. This gene is a member of the neuronal calcium channel gamma subunit gene subfamily of the PMP-22/EMP/MP20 family and is located in a cluster with two similar gamma subunit-encoding genes. The gene has previously been referred to as CACNG6 but has been renamed calcium channel, voltage-dependent, gamma subunit 8 (CACNG8). It is believed that non-AUG translation initiation occurs for this transcript.