Caldesmon/CDM Recombinant Antibody

This gene encodes a calmodulin- and actin-binding protein that plays an essential role in the regulation of smooth muscle and nonmuscle contraction. The conserved domain of this protein possesses the binding activities to Ca (2+) -calmodulin, actin, tropomyosin, myosin, and phospholipids. This protein is a potent inhibitor of the actin-tropomyosin activated myosin MgATPase, and serves as a mediating factor for Ca (2+) -dependent inhibition of smooth muscle contraction. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms.[provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].

CAD; CALD 1; CALD1; Caldesmon 1; Caldesmon 1 Isoform 1; Caldesmon 1 Isoform 2; aldesmon 1 Isoform 3; Caldesmon 1 Isoform 4; Caldesmon 1 Isoform 5; Caldesmon1; CDM; H CAD; HCAD; L CAD; LCAD; MGC21352; NAG22; Caldesmon-Pan; CALD1_HUMAN.