Melanotropin alpha (Alpha-MSH)

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Contents 1 Description 2 Source Organism 3 Taxomomy 4 Subcellular Localization 5 Developmental Stage 6 Similarity 7 Post translational Modification 8 Function 9 GeneID

[edit] Description

Corticotropin-lipotropin precursor (Pro-opiomelanocortin) (POMC)[Contains: NPP; Gamma-melanotropin-like segment; Corticotropin(Adrenocorticotropic hormone) (ACTH); Melanotropin alpha (Alpha-MSH);Corticotropin-like intermediary peptide (CLIP); Melanotropin beta(Beta-MSH); Beta-endorphin; Met-enkephalin].

[edit] Source Organism

Acipenser transmontanus (White sturgeon).

[edit] Taxomomy

Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Actinopterygii; Chondrostei; Acipenseriformes; Acipenseridae;Acipenser.

[edit] Subcellular Localization

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[edit] Similarity

Belongs to the POMC family.

[edit] Post translational Modification

Specific enzymatic cleavages at paired basic residues yield the different active peptides.

[edit] Function

Precursor protein for pituitary hormones that regulate stress and environmental adaptation

[edit] GeneID