dynorphin or enkephalin-B

Related

kappa opioid receptor; KOR-1 (OPRK1 OPRK) prodynorphin; proenkephalin-B; beta-neoendorphin-dynorphin; preprodynorphin; contains: alpha-neoendorphin; contains: beta-neoendorphin; contains: big dynorphin; big dyn; contains: dynorphin A(1-17); dynorphin A; dyn-A17; contains: dynorphin A(1-13); contains: dynorphin A(1-8); contains: Leu-enkephalin; contains: rimorphin; dynorphin B; dyn-B; dynorphin B(1-13); contains: leumorphin; dynorphin B-29 (PDYN)

Specific

dynorphin-A dynorphin-B

General

endorphin peptide precursor

Properties

COMPARTMENT: synaptic vesicle CELL-REGION: axon terminal CELL: dentate granule neuron WITHIN: dentate gyrus WITHIN: cornus ammonis [CA]-3 MOTIF: proteolytic site

References

- Weisskopf MG, Zalutsky RA, Nicoll RA. The opioid peptide dynorphin mediates heterosynaptic depression of hippocampal mossy fibre synapses and modulates long-term potentiation. Nature. 1993 Apr 1;362(6419):423-7. PMID: 8096624