| Primary information |
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| ID | 11889 |
| Uniprot ID | P01202 |
| Description | Melanotropin beta (Beta-MSH) |
| Organism | Equus caballus |
| Txonomy | Eukaryota; Opisthokonta; Metazoa; Eumetazoa; Bilateria; Deuterostomia; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates); Teleostomi; Euteleostomi; Sarcopterygii; Dipnotetrapodomorpha; Tetrapoda; Amniota; Mammalia; Theria; Eutheria; Boreoeutheria; Laurasiatheria; Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates); Equidae (horses); Equus; Equus; Equus caballus (Horse) |
| Subcellular Location | Secreted |
| Developmental Stage | NA |
| Similarity | Belongs to the POMC family. |
| Tissue Specificity | NA |
| Post Translational Modification | NA |
| Function | MSH (melanocyte-stimulating hormone) increases the pigmentation of skin by increasing melanin production in melanocytes. |
| Length | 18 |
| Molecular Weight | 2 |
| Name | Melanotropin beta (Beta-MSH) |
| Sequence | DEGPYKMEHFRWGSPRKD |
| Sequence map | 18 |
| PDB ID | NA |
| Drugpedia | NA |
| Receptor | NA |
| Domain | NA |
| Pharmaceutical Use | NA
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