| Primary information |
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| ID | 10027 |
| Uniprot ID | P01178 |
| Description | Oxytocin-neurophysin 1 precursor (OT-NPI) [Cleaved into- - Oxytocin(Ocytocin); Neurophysin 1]. |
| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Txonomy | Eukaryota; Opisthokonta; Metazoa; Eumetazoa; Bilateria; Deuterostomia; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates); Teleostomi; Euteleostomi; Sarcopterygii; Dipnotetrapodomorpha; Tetrapoda; Amniota; Mammalia; Theria; Eutheria; Boreoeutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Simiiformes; Catarrhini; Hominoidea (apes); Hominidae (great apes); Homininae; Homo; Homo sapiens (Human) |
| Subcellular Location | Secreted |
| Developmental Stage | NA |
| Similarity | Belongs to the vasopressin/oxytocin family. |
| Tissue Specificity | NA |
| Post Translational Modification | NA |
| Function | Oxytocin causes contraction of the smooth muscle of the uterus and of the mammary gland |
| Length | 125 |
| Molecular Weight | 12722 |
| Name | Oxytocin |
| Sequence | CYIQNCPLG |
| Sequence map | 9 (20-28) |
| PDB ID | NA |
| Drugpedia | NA |
| Receptor | P30559; P37288; P47901;P30559 |
| Domain | NA |
| Pharmaceutical Use | Oxytocin is available under the names Pitocin (Parke-Davis) and Syntocinon (Sandoz). Used to artificially speed or induce labor.
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