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Agouti related peptide

AGRP
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Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
Aliases AGRP, agouti related neuropeptide, AGRT, ART, ASIP2, AgRP
External IDs OMIM: 602311 MGI: 892013 HomoloGene: 7184 GeneCards: AGRP
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 16 (human)
Chr. Chromosome 16 (human)
Chromosome 16 (human)
Genomic location for AGRP
Genomic location for AGRP
Band 16q22.1 Start 67,482,571 bp
End 67,483,813 bp
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001138

NM_001271806
NM_007427

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001129

NP_001258735
NP_031453

Location (UCSC) Chr 16: 67.48 – 67.48 Mb Chr 16: 105.57 – 105.64 Mb
PubMed search
Agouti protein
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Identifiers
Symbol Agouti
Pfam PF05039
Pfam clan CL0083
InterPro IPR007733
PROSITE PDOC60024
SCOP 1hyk
SUPERFAMILY 1hyk
OPM protein 1mr0

1HYK, 1MR0

NM_001138

NM_001271806
NM_007427

NP_001129

NP_001258735
NP_031453

Agouti-related protein (AgRP), also called agouti-related peptide, is a neuropeptide produced in the brain by the AgRP/NPY neuron. It is synthesised only in neuropeptide Y (NPY)-containing cell bodies located in the ventromedial part of the arcuate nucleus in the hypothalamus. AgRP is co-expressed with NPY and acts to increase appetite and decrease metabolism and energy expenditure. It is one of the most potent and long-lasting of appetite stimulators. In humans, the agouti-related peptide is encoded by the AGRP gene.


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