{"symbol":"GC","synonyms":["DBP/GC","VDBG","DBP-maf","GRD3","HEL-S-51","GcMAF","VDBP","VDB","DBP","Gc-MAF"],"name":"group-specific component (vitamin D binding protein)","description":"The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the albumin gene family. It is a multifunctional protein found in plasma, ascitic fluid, cerebrospinal fluid and on the surface of many cell types. It binds to vitamin D and its plasma metabolites and transports them to target tissues. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Feb 2011]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":2638,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/2638","proteins":[{"symbol":"VTDB_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/VTDB_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}