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neurotensin/neuromedin N; contains: large neuromedin N (NmN-125), neuromedin N (NN, NmN), neurotensin (NT), tail peptide (NTS)
Function:
- neurotensin may play an endocrine or paracrine role in regulation of fat metabolism
- causes contraction of smooth muscle
Structure: belongs to the neurotensin family
Compartment:
- secreted
- cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle
- packaged within secretory vesicles
Interactions
molecular events
Related
neurotensin receptor
General
neurotransmitter
secreted peptide
Properties
SIZE: entity length = 170 aa
MW = 20 kD
COMPARTMENT: cytoplasm
MOTIF: signal sequence {1-23}
Database Correlations
OMIM 162650
UniProt P30990
Pfam PF07421
Entrez Gene 4922
Kegg hsa:4922
References
- UniProt :accession P30990
- Wikipedia; Note: neurotensin entry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/neurotensin