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galanin; galanin peptide; GMAP (GAL, GAL1, GALN GLNN)
Function:
- contracts smooth muscle of the gastrointestinal tract & genitourinary tract
- regulates growth hormone release
- modulates insulin release,
- may be involved in the control of adrenal secretion
Structure:
- precursor contains:
- galanin
- galanin message-associated peptide
- belongs to the galanin family
Compartment: secreted
Related
galanin receptor type 1; GAL1-R; GALR1 (GALR1, GALNR, GALNR1)
galanin receptor type 2; GAL2-R; GALR2 (GALR2, GALNR2)
General
neurotransmitter
phosphoprotein
secreted peptide
Properties
SIZE: entity length = 123 aa
MW = 13 kD
COMPARTMENT: extracellular compartment
MOTIF: signal sequence {1-19}
Ser phosphorylation site {S117}
Database Correlations
OMIM 137035
UniProt P22466
PFAM correlations
Entrez Gene 51083
Kegg hsa:51083
References
- UniProt :accession P22466
- Entrez Gene :accession 51083