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HMRbase accession number10773
Swiss-prot Accession numberP10766 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionSomatotropin (Growth hormone).
Source organismVulpes vulpes (Red fox)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Carnivora; Caniformia; Canidae;Vulpes.
Subcellular locationSecreted protein
Developmental StageN/A
Similarity Belongs to the somatotropin/prolactin family.
Tissue SpecificityN/A
Post translational modification N/A
FunctionPlays an important role in growth control. Its major role in stimulating body growth is to stimulate the liver and other tissues to secrete IGF-1. It stimulates both the differentiation and proliferation of myoblasts. It also stimulates amino acid uptake and protein synthesis in muscle and other tissues
Protein Length190 Amino acids
Molecular weight21731
References1  PubMed abstract 2722401
Domain NameHormone_1  
Hormone NameSomatotropin
Mature Hormone SequenceFPAMPLSSLFANAVLRAQHLHQLAADTYKEFERAYIPEGQRYSIQNAQAAFCFSETIPAPTGKDEAQQRSDVELLRFSLVLIQSWLGPLQFLSRVFTNSLVFGTSDRVYEKLKDLEEGIQALMRELEDGSPRAGQILKQTYDKFDTNLRSDDALLKNYGLLSCFKKDLHKAETYLRVMKCRRFVESSCAF
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein190 Residues from position (1-190)
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