Abbreviated name: CT
Synonyms: LS-173874 | Miacalcin Nasal® | thyrocalcitonin
calcitonin is an approved drug (FDA (1986))
Compound class:
Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Comment: For an image and identifiers representing the chemical structure of human calcitonin, please see the PubChem entry linked to from this ligand page. The gene encoding human calcitonin also encodes two other isoforms: katacalcin and α-CGRP.
Species: Human
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References |
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Molecular cloning and functional expression of a third isoform of the human calcitonin receptor and partial characterization of the calcitonin receptor gene. Endocrinology, 136 (12): 5377-84. [PMID:7588285] |
2. Armour SL, Foord S, Kenakin T, Chen WJ. (1999)
Pharmacological characterization of receptor-activity-modifying proteins (RAMPs) and the human calcitonin receptor. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods, 42 (4): 217-24. [PMID:11033437] |
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Pharmacological discrimination of calcitonin receptor: receptor activity-modifying protein complexes. Mol Pharmacol, 67 (5): 1655-65. [PMID:15692146] |
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Novel calcitonin-(8-32)-sensitive adrenomedullin receptors derived from co-expression of calcitonin receptor with receptor activity-modifying proteins. Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 301 (2): 460-4. [PMID:12565884] |
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Receptor-activity-modifying protein 1 forms heterodimers with two G-protein-coupled receptors to define ligand recognition. Biochem J, 351: 347-351. [PMID:11023820] |
6. Muff R, Bühlmann N, Fischer JA, Born W. (1999)
An amylin receptor is revealed following co-transfection of a calcitonin receptor with receptor activity modifying proteins-1 or -3. Endocrinology, 140 (6): 2924-7. [PMID:10342886] |