background:
Oncomodulin is a high-affinity calcium ion-binding protein. It belongs to the superfamily of calmodulin proteins, also known as the EF-hand proteins. Oncomodulin is an oncodevelopmental protein found in early embryonic cells in the placenta and also in tumors. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
Function:
Has some calmodulin-like activity with respect to enzyme activation and growth regulation. Binds two calcium ions.
Similarity:
Belongs to the parvalbumin family.
Contains 2 EF-hand domains.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 654231 Human
Entrez Gene: 18261 Mouse
Entrez Gene: 25503 Rat
Omim: 164795 Human
SwissProt: P0CE72 Human
SwissProt: P51879 Mouse
SwissProt: P02631 Rat
Unigene: 571315 Human
Unigene: 270533 Mouse
Unigene: 9719 Rat
Important Note:
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