Calcitonin gene-related peptide
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calcitonin-related polypeptide, beta
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| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | CALCB CALC2 |
| HUGO | 1438 |
| Entrez | 797 |
| OMIM | 114160 |
| RefSeq | NM_000728 |
| UniProt | P10092 |
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| Locus | Chr. 11 p14.2-p12 |
Calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) is derived, with calcitonin, from the CT/CGRP gene located on chromosome 11. CGRP is a 37 amino acid peptide and is the most potent endogenous vasodilator currently known.
CGRP is primarily produced in nervous tissue, however, its receptors are expressed throughout the body.
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Angiotensin - Bombesin - Bradykinin - Calcitonin - Calcitonin gene-related peptide - Carnosine - Cholecystokinin - Delta sleep-inducing peptide - FMRFamide - Galanin - Gastric inhibitory polypeptide - Gastrin releasing peptide - Gastrin - Motilin - Neuromedin B - Neuropeptide Y - Neurophysins - Neurotensin - Opioid peptide - Pancreatic polypeptide - Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide - Secretin - Tachykinins - Vasoactive intestinal peptide - Vasopressin
Hypothalamic: Somatostatin - CRH - GnRH - GHRH - Orexins - TRH - POMC (ACTH, MSH, Lipotropin)
