| Tissue Specificity | ACTH and MSH are produced by the pituitary gland. |
| Post Translational Modifications | Specific enzymatic cleavages at paired basic residues yield the different active peptides. O-glycosylated.reducing sugar is probably N-acetylgalactosamine. |
| Function | Corticotropin: Stimulates the adrenal glands to release cortisol. Melanocyte-stimulating hormone alpha: Anorexigenic peptide. Increases the pigmentation of skin by increasing melanin production in melanocytes. Melanocyte-stimulating hormone beta: Increases the pigmentation of skin by increasing melanin production in melanocytes. Beta-endorphin: Endogenous orexigenic opiate. Met-enkephalin: Endogenous opiate. |
| Protein Name | Pro-OpiomelanocortinPomcCorticotropin-Lipotropin Cleaved Into - Npp - Melanotropin GammaGamma-Msh - Potential Peptide - CorticotropinAdrenocorticotropic HormoneActh - Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone AlphaAlpha-MshMelanotropin Alpha - Corticotropin-Like Intermediary PeptideClip - Lipotropin BetaBeta-Lph - Lipotropin GammaGamma-Lph - Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone BetaBeta-MshMelanotropin Beta - Beta-Endorphin - Met-Enkephalin |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-111885Reactome: R-HSA-193048Reactome: R-HSA-194002Reactome: R-HSA-202040Reactome: R-HSA-209952Reactome: R-HSA-211976Reactome: R-HSA-375276Reactome: R-HSA-418555Reactome: R-HSA-418594Reactome: R-HSA-5579031Reactome: R-HSA-6785807Reactome: R-HSA-9615017Reactome: R-HSA-9856649 |
| Cellular Localisation | SecretedMelanocyte-Stimulating Hormone Alpha And Beta-Endorphin Are Stored In Separate Granules In Hypothalamic Pomc NeuronsSuggesting That Secretion May Be Under The Control Of Different Regulatory Mechanisms |
| Alternative Antibody Names | Anti-Pro-Opiomelanocortin antibodyAnti-Pomc antibodyAnti-Corticotropin-Lipotropin Cleaved Into - Npp - Melanotropin Gamma antibodyAnti-Gamma-Msh - Potential Peptide - Corticotropin antibodyAnti-Adrenocorticotropic Hormone antibodyAnti-Acth - Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone Alpha antibodyAnti-Alpha-Msh antibodyAnti-Melanotropin Alpha - Corticotropin-Like Intermediary Peptide antibodyAnti-Clip - Lipotropin Beta antibodyAnti-Beta-Lph - Lipotropin Gamma antibodyAnti-Gamma-Lph - Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone Beta antibodyAnti-Beta-Msh antibodyAnti-Melanotropin Beta - Beta-Endorphin - Met-Enkephalin antibodyAnti-POMC antibody |
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