A database of hormones and their receptors |
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HMRbase accession number | 10975 |
Swiss-prot Accession number | P01196 (Sequence in FASTA format) |
Description | Corticotropin (Adrenocorticotropic hormone) (ACTH) [Contains:Melanotropin alpha (Alpha-MSH); Corticotropin-like intermediarypeptide (CLIP)]. |
Source organism | Struthio camelus (Ostrich) |
Taxonomical Classification | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Archosauria; Dinosauria; Saurischia; Theropoda; Coelurosauria; Aves;Palaeognathae; Struthioniformes; Struthionidae; Struthio. |
Subcellular location | N/A |
Developmental Stage | N/A |
Similarity | Belongs to the POMC family. |
Tissue Specificity | N/A |
Post translational modification | N/A |
Function | ACTH stimulates the adrenal glands to release cortisol |
Protein Length | 39 Amino acids |
Molecular weight | 4626 |
References | 1 PubMed abstract 208539 2 PubMed abstract 208539 |
Domain Name | ACTH_domain |
Hormone Name | Corticotropin |
Mature Hormone Sequence | SYSMEHFRWGKPVGRKRRPVKVYPNGVQEETSEGFPLEF |
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein | 39 Residues from position (1-39) |
Receptor | N/A |
Gene ID | N/A |
PDB ID | N/A |
Drugpedia | wiki |
Comments | !Receptor for this Hormone are either unknown or have not yet been curated |