- Chromogranin
protein
Name=chromogranin A (parathyroid secretory protein 1)
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HGNCid=1929
Symbol=CHGA
AltSymbols=
EntrezGene=1113
OMIM=118910
RefSeq=NM_001275
UniProt=P10645
PDB=
ECnumber=
Chromosome=14
Arm=q
Band=32
LocusSupplementaryData=protein
Name=chromogranin B (secretogranin 1)
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width=
HGNCid=1930
Symbol=CHGB
AltSymbols=SCG1
EntrezGene=1114
OMIM=118920
RefSeq=NM_001819
UniProt=P05060
PDB=
ECnumber=
Chromosome=20
Arm=pter
Band=
LocusSupplementaryData=-p12protein
Name=secretogranin II (chromogranin C)
caption=
width=
HGNCid=10575
Symbol=SCG2
AltSymbols=
EntrezGene=7857
OMIM=118930
RefSeq=NM_003469
UniProt=P13521
PDB=
ECnumber=
Chromosome=2
Arm=q
Band=35
LocusSupplementaryData=-q36The chromogranin/secretogranin (granins) are a family of regulated secretory proteins ubiquitously found in the cores of amine and peptidehormone and neurotransmitter dense-core secretory vesicles,cite journal | author = Huttner WB, Gerdes HH, Rosa P | title = The granin (chromogranin/secretogranin) family | journal = Trends Biochem. Sci. | volume = 16 | issue = 1 | pages = 27–30 | year = 1991 | month = January | pmid = 2053134 | doi = | url = | issn = ] and consist of several independent proteins:*
chromogranin A (CgA)
* chromogranin B (CgB)
* secretogranin II (SgII) (see alsosecretoneurin )Four other proteins (secretogranin III-VI) are also proposed to belong to the granins on the basis of their physico-chemical properties.
Granins function as
pro-hormone s, giving rise to an array of peptide fragments for whichautocrine ,paracrine , andendocrine activities have been demonstratedin vitro andin vivo .The intracellular biochemistry of granins includes binding of Ca2+, ATP and
catecholamines (epinephrine ,norepinephrine ) within the hormone storage vesicle core.There is evidence that CgA, and perhaps other granins, regulate the biogenesis of dense-core secretory vesicles in
neuroendocrine cells.References
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