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HMRbase accession number10934
Swiss-prot Accession numberP21252 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionCorticotropin-lipotropin precursor (Pro-opiomelanocortin) (POMC)[Contains: Corticotropin (Adrenocorticotropic hormone) (ACTH);Melanotropin alpha (Alpha-MSH); Corticotropin-like intermediarypeptide (CLIP); Lipotropin beta (Beta-LPH); Lipotropin gamma (Gamma-LPH); Melanotropin beta (Beta-MSH); Beta-endorphin; Met-enkephalin](Fragment).
Source organismLoxodonta africana (African elephant)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Mammalia; Eutheria; Afrotheria; Proboscidea; Elephantidae; Loxodonta.
Subcellular locationN/A
Developmental StageN/A
Similarity Belongs to the POMC family.
Tissue SpecificityACTH and MSH are produced by the pituitary gland
Post translational modification Specific enzymatic cleavages at paired basic residues yield the different active peptides.
FunctionMet-enkephalin is an endogenous peptide
Protein Length134 Amino acids
Molecular weight14935
References1  PubMed abstract 2854538
2  PubMed abstract 2854538
Domain NameACTH_domain  Op_neuropeptide  
Hormone NameMet-enkephalin
Mature Hormone SequenceYGGFM
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein5 Residues from position (104-108)
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