Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide

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adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide 1 (pituitary)
Identifiers
Symbol ADCYAP1
HUGO 241
Entrez 116
OMIM 102980
RefSeq NM_001117
UniProt P18509
Other data
Locus Chr. 18 p11

Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide is a peptide similar to vasoactive intestinal peptide. One of its effects is to stimulate enterochromaffin-like cells.

It binds to vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor.

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Peptides: neuropeptides

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)

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Cell signaling, nervous tissue: neurotrophin

BDNF - CNTF - GMF - NGF - Neuregulin - NT-3 - NT-4 - PACAP

GFL: GDNF - Neurturin - Artemin - Persephin

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