Agouti signalling peptide
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agouti signaling protein, nonagouti homolog (mouse)
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Identifiers | |
Symbol | ASIP |
Alt. Symbols | AGTIL |
Entrez | 434 |
HUGO | 745 |
OMIM | 600201 |
RefSeq | NM_001672 |
UniProt | P42127 |
Other data | |
Locus | Chr. 20 q11.2-q12 |
Agouti signalling peptide, also referred to as Agouti, is a peptide which acts as an antagonist at melanocortin receptors, specifically, MC1. It is produced by the Agouti gene.