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CAST

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q5023908
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CAST

Summary

CAST is a gene[1]. CAST ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • CAST's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • CAST is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • CAST's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 7658[5].
  • CAST's genomic start is recorded as 96525267[6].
  • CAST's genomic start is recorded as 95860971[7].
  • CAST's genomic end is recorded as 96779595[8].
  • CAST's genomic end is recorded as 96115299[9].
  • CAST's ortholog is recorded as Cast[10].
  • CAST's ortholog is recorded as Cast[11].
  • CAST's encodes is recorded as Calpastatin[12].
  • CAST's encodes is recorded as Calpastatin[13].
  • CAST's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[14].

Why It Matters

CAST ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2] CAST is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Chromosome → human chromosome 5
    Strand orientation → forward strand
    Instance of → gene
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||gsw */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32527|batch #32527]]: human gene name and description in Alemannic"
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