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enteroglucagon
Function:
- derived from proglucagon
- not clear how this differs from GLP-2
Structure:
- 37 amino acid residues
Expression:
- secreted from mucosal cells primarily of the colon & terminal ileum
General
glucagon; contains: glicentin; glicentin-related polypeptide; GRPP; oxyntomodulin; OXM; OXY; glucagon-like peptide 1; GLP-1; glucagon-like peptide 1(7-37); GLP-1(7-37); glucagon-like peptide 1(7-36); GLP-1(7-36); glucagon-like peptide 2; GLP-2 (GCG)
Properties
SIZE: entity length = 180 aa
MW = 21 kD
COMPARTMENT: plasma
SECRETED-BY: alpha cell
WITHIN: islets of Langerhans
MOTIF: signal sequence {1-20}
proteolytic site {52-53}
proteolytic site {83-84}
proteolytic site {91-92}
proteolytic site {97-98}
proteolytic site {130-131}
proteolytic site {145-146}
References
- Wikipedia: Enteroglucagon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enteroglucagon