Somatotropin-2 (Somatotropin II) (Growth hormone II)

From DrugPedia: A Wikipedia for Drug discovery

(Difference between revisions)
Jump to: navigation, search
m (1 revision)
Current revision (08:55, 11 December 2009) (edit) (undo)
 
Line 1: Line 1:
-
 
==Description==
==Description==
Somatotropin-2 precursor (Somatotropin II) (Growth hormone II).
Somatotropin-2 precursor (Somatotropin II) (Growth hormone II).
Line 18: Line 17:
==GeneID==
==GeneID==
-
 
+
[[Category:Hormones]]
-
[[Categories:Hormones]]
+
[[Category:HMRbase]]

Current revision

Contents

[edit] Description

Somatotropin-2 precursor (Somatotropin II) (Growth hormone II).

[edit] Source Organism

Oncorhynchus nerka (Sockeye salmon).

[edit] Taxomomy

Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei;Protacanthopterygii; Salmoniformes; Salmonidae; Oncorhynchus.

[edit] Subcellular Localization

Secreted protein.

[edit] Developmental Stage

[edit] Similarity

Belongs to the somatotropin/prolactin family.

[edit] Post translational Modification

[edit] Function

Growth hormone plays an important role in growth control and is involved in the regulation of several anabolic processes. Implicated as an osmoregulatory substance important for seawater adaptation

[edit] GeneID