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Facts about Prepronociceptin.
May be involved in neuronal differentiation and development. .
Human | |
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Gene Name: | PNOC |
Uniprot: | Q13519 |
Entrez: | 5368 |
Belongs to: |
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opioid neuropeptide precursor family |
nociceptin; nocistatin; OFQ; P; PPNOC; prepronociceptin; propronociceptin
Mass (kDA):
20.295 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 8p21.1 |
Sequence: | 8; NC_000008.11 (28316979..28343355) |
Predominantly expressed in the brain and spinal cord. Also expressed and secreted by peripheral blood neutrophils following degranulation.
Secreted.
PMID: 8710928 by Mollereau C., et al. Structure, tissue distribution, and chromosomal localization of the prepronociceptin gene.
PMID: 8710930 by Nothacker H.-P., et al. Primary structure and tissue distribution of the orphanin FQ precursor.