GUCA1B

Gene Symbol GUCA1B
Entrez Gene 419864
Alt Symbol GCAP2
Species Chicken
Gene Type protein-coding
Description guanylate cyclase activator 1B (retina)
Other Description GCAP 2|calcium binding protein|guanylate cyclase activating protein 2|guanylyl cyclase-activating protein 2
Swissprots P79881
Accessions AAD47880 P79881 S82200 AAB47112 NM_001007881 NP_001007882
Function Stimulates synthesis of cGMP in photoreceptors. Thought to mediate Ca(2+)-sensitive regulation of guanylyl cyclase (GC), a key event in recovery of the dark state of rod photoreceptors following light exposure (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Tissue Specificity Retina and pineal gland.
Top Pathways Phototransduction