Calcyon Neuron Specific Vesicular Protein
DRD1IP
NSG3
Neuron-Specific Vesicular Protein Calcyon
Dopamine Receptor D1 Interacting Protein
CALCYON
Calcyon D1 Dopamine Receptor-Interacting Protein (CALCYON)
Calcyon Neuron-Specific Vesicular Protein
D1 Dopamine Receptor-Interacting Protein
Calcyon Protein
The protein encoded by this gene is a type II single transmembrane protein. It is required for maximal stimulated calcium release after stimulation of purinergic or muscarinic but not beta-adrenergic receptors. The encoded protein interacts with D1 dopamine receptor and may interact with other DA receptor subtypes and/or GPCRs. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Forensic Context
A study in humans identified the CALY as a significant differentially expressed gene in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in individuals with alcohol use disorder, where it encodes the calcyon protein which interacts with the D1 dopamine receptor and is upregulated in AUD, a pattern similarly reported in the PFC of individuals with schizophrenia [Willis et al. DOI:10.1038/S41380-024-02777-1].