Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide
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adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide 1 (pituitary)
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Identifiers | |
Symbol | ADCYAP1 |
HUGO | 241 |
Entrez | 116 |
OMIM | 102980 |
RefSeq | NM_001117 |
UniProt | P18509 |
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Locus | Chr. 18 p11 |
Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide is a peptide similar to vasoactive intestinal peptide. One of its effects is to stimulate enterochromaffin-like cells.
It binds to vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor.
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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)