GC
Description
The GC (GC vitamin D binding protein) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 4.
GC may stand for:
== People, jobs, characters ==
The GC, the alter ego of English media personality and businesswoman Gemma Collins (born 1981) General contractor is sometimes abbreviated as this. Genetic Counselor, health professionals who primarily counsel individuals on risks related to various hereditary diseases. GC (television mascot), a 1980s Mexican television mascot for XHGC Canal 5, an animated purple cat GC (video game character), Blaster Learning System character
== Places == Galactic Center, Milky Way Galaxy GC-1, GC-2, GC-3, GC-23, highways in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
== Computing == Graphics card, a common component in computers Garbage collection (computer science), a form of automatic memory management GenerativeComponents, computer-aided design software Global Catalog, a global listing of all objects in an Active Directory forest General Category of a Unicode symbol, see Unicode character property#General Category gc, the Go compiler
== Entertainment == The GC, a New Zealand television series GameCube, a home video game console Games Convention, an annual video games event held in Leipzig, Germany Good Charlotte, American rock band
== Organizations == Grasshopper Club Zürich, a Swiss sports club Green Council, an environmental organization based in Hong Kong Gurkha Contingent of the Singapore Police Force Guardia Civil (Civil Guard (Spain)), the civil guard or gendarmerie in Spain Government of Canada (.gc.ca) Groupe Consultatif Actuariel Européen, Actuarial Association of Europe, established in 1978 Grinnell College, a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa
== Science == GC (gene), encodes the vitamin D-binding protein also known as gc-globulin gc, a unit conversion factor used in engineering GC-content, a sequence composition of DNA molecules in genetics Gallocatechol, a plant polyphenol molecule Gas chromatography, in analytical chemistry Germinal center, an area in a lymph node Gigacoulomb, an SI symbol for electric charge equal to 109 coulomb Gigacycles per second (Gc), an older term for gigahertz Granular component, a component of the nucleolus Glass carbomer, a type of dental composite filling Guanylate cyclase, an enzyme catalysing the synthesis of cyclic-GMP from GTP Neisseria gonorrhoeae or gonococcus, the causative agent of gonorrhea Clayey gravel, in the Unified Soil Classification System Crystallized intelligence (abbreviated Gc), a part of fluid and crystallized intelligence Library of Congress Classification:Class G, subclass GC -- Oceanography GC, star designation from the Boss General Catalogue
== Transportation == Gambia International Airlines (IATA code GC), the national airline of the Gambia Georgia Central Railway, a class III railroad in Georgia, United States Grand Central, a railway operator in England Gibraltar to Casablanca convoy (convoy code GC) in World War II GC, Mazda's first front-wheel drive midsize car platform GC, ID code for the first generation Subaru Impreza sedan
== Other == gc (digraph), in some languages Gender critical, alternate term for Trans-exclusionary radical feminism George Cross, the highest civil decoration of the United Kingdom Glivenko–Cantelli theorem, in probability GC, the DIN code for pigment-coated, virgin mechanical pulp paperboard General classification, the overall standing on time in multi-stage bicycle races geocaching, a technology-based outdoor activity Golden Corral, American restaurant chain Group chat, a term used to describe any form of synchronous conferencing.
The GC gene product, also known as Vitamin D-binding protein (DBP), plays a crucial role in vitamin D metabolism by transporting and storing the vitamin. It also acts as a scavenger for extracellular G-actin, a protein involved in cell structure, and enhances the chemotactic activity of C5 alpha, a component of the immune system, attracting neutrophils to sites of inflammation. This protein also promotes macrophage activation, a key process in the immune response.
GC is also known as DBP, DBP-maf, DBP/GC, GRD3, Gc-MAF, GcMAF, HEL-S-51, VDB, VDBG, VDBP.
