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UniProt functional annotation for P01263 | ||
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| UniProt code: P01263. |
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| Organism: | |
Oncorhynchus keta (Chum salmon) (Salmo keta). |
| Taxonomy: | |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Protacanthopterygii; Salmoniformes; Salmonidae; Salmoninae; Oncorhynchus. |
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| Function: | |
Causes a rapid but short-lived drop in the level of calcium and phosphate in blood by promoting the incorporation of those ions in the bones. |
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| Subcellular location: | |
Secreted. |
| Pharmaceutical: | |
Available under the names Calcimar (Rhone-Poulenc Rorer), Miacalcin (Novartis) or Forcaltonin (Unigene). Used for the treatment of Paget's disease and hypercalcemia in malignancy. |
| Similarity: | |
Belongs to the calcitonin family. {ECO:0000305}. |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.