{"symbol":"CALCA","synonyms":["CGRP-I","CGRP","CALC1","CT","CGRP1","KC"],"name":"calcitonin-related polypeptide alpha","description":"This gene encodes the peptide hormones calcitonin, calcitonin gene-related peptide and katacalcin by tissue-specific alternative RNA splicing of the gene transcripts and cleavage of inactive precursor proteins. Calcitonin is involved in calcium regulation and acts to regulate phosphorus metabolism. Calcitonin gene-related peptide functions as a vasodilator and as an antimicrobial peptide while katacalcin is a calcium-lowering peptide. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Aug 2014]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":796,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/796","proteins":[{"symbol":"CALC_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/CALC_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Endogenous ligands","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Endogenous+ligands"}]}