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HMRbase accession number10588
Swiss-prot Accession numberP68000 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionCorticotropin-lipotropin (Pro-opiomelanocortin) (POMC) [Contains:Corticotropin (Adrenocorticotropic hormone) (ACTH); Melanotropin alpha(Alpha-MSH); Corticotropin-like intermediary peptide (CLIP)](Fragment).
Source organismBalaenoptera borealis (Sei whale) (Pollack whale)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Cetartiodactyla; Cetacea;Mysticeti; Balaenopteridae; Balaenoptera.
Subcellular locationN/A
Developmental StageN/A
Similarity Belongs to the POMC family.
Tissue SpecificityACTH and MSH are produced by the pituitary gland
Post translational modificationN/A
FunctionACTH stimulates the adrenal glands to release cortisol
Protein Length39 Amino acids
Molecular weight4541
References1  PubMed abstract 201308
2  PubMed abstract 201308
Domain NameACTH_domain  
Hormone NameCorticotropin
Mature Hormone SequenceSYSMEHFRWGKPVGKKRRPVKVYPNGAEDESAEAFPLEF
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein39 Residues from position (1-39)
ReceptorN/A
Gene IDN/A
PDB IDN/A
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Comments!Receptor for this Hormone are either unknown or have not yet been curated