Galanin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
galanin
|
|
Identifiers | |
Symbol | GAL GALN |
HUGO | 4114 |
Entrez | 51083 |
OMIM | 137035 |
RefSeq | NM_015973 |
UniProt | P22466 |
Other data | |
Locus | Chr. 11 q13.3-13.5 |
Galanin is a 30 amino acid neuropeptide which is cleaved from preprogalanin. It acts as an inhibitor of neurotransmitter release and has been implicated in the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Angiotensin - Bombesin - Bradykinin - Calcitonin - Calcitonin gene-related peptide - Carnosine - Cholecystokinin - Delta sleep-inducing peptide - FMRFamide - Galanin - Gastric inhibitory polypeptide - Gastrin releasing peptide - Gastrin - Motilin - Neuromedin B - Neuropeptide Y - Neurophysins - Neurotensin - Opioid peptide - Pancreatic polypeptide - Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide - Secretin - Tachykinins - Vasoactive intestinal peptide - Vasopressin
Hypothalamic: Somatostatin - CRH - GnRH - GHRH - Orexins - TRH - POMC (ACTH, MSH, Lipotropin)