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Facts about Pro-opiomelanocortin.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | POMC |
Uniprot: | P01189 |
Entrez: | 5443 |
Belongs to: |
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POMC family |
ACTH; adrenocorticotropic hormone; adrenocorticotropin; alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone; alpha-MSH; beta-endorphin; beta-LPH; beta-melanocyte-stimulating hormone; beta-MSH; CLIP; corticotropin-like intermediary peptide; corticotropin-lipotropin; gamma-LPH; gamma-MSH; lipotropin beta; lipotropin gamma; LPH; melanotropin alpha; melanotropin beta; melanotropin gamma; met-enkephalin; MSH; NPP; POC; POMC; pro-ACTH-endorphin; proopiomelanocortin preproprotein; proopiomelanocortin; pro-opiomelanocortin
Mass (kDA):
29.424 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 2p23.3 |
Sequence: | 2; NC_000002.12 (25160853..25168851, complement) |
ACTH and MSH are produced by the pituitary gland.
Secreted. Melanocyte-stimulating hormone alpha and beta-endorphin are stored in separate granules in hypothalamic POMC neurons, suggesting that secretion may be under the control of different regulatory mechanisms.
PMID: 6274691 by Takahashi H., et al. Isolation and structural organization of the human corticotropin- beta-lipotropin precursor gene.
PMID: 6299668 by Whitfeld P.L., et al. The human pro-opiomelanocortin gene: organization, sequence, and interspersion with repetitive DNA.
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