Pro-Opiomelanocortin [pro-opiomelanokortin]
- Terms
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opiokortin
POMC
pre-POMC
preproopiomelanokortin
pro-opio-melanokortin
pro-opiokortin
proopiokortin
proopiomelanokortin
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ACTH-beta-Lipotropin Precursor
ACTH-Endorphin Precursor
Corticotropin-beta-Lipotropin Precursor
Endorphin-ACTH Precursor
Opiocortin
POMC
Pre-POMC
Pre-pro-opiocortin
Preproopiomelanocortin
Pro-ACTH-Endorphin
Pro-Opio-Melanocortin
Pro-Opiocortin
Proopiocortin
Proopiomelanocortin
A 30-kDa protein synthesized primarily in the ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND and the HYPOTHALAMUS. It is also found in the skin and other peripheral tissues. Depending on species and tissues, POMC is cleaved by PROHORMONE CONVERTASES yielding various active peptides including ACTH; BETA-LIPOTROPIN; ENDORPHINS; MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONES; and others (GAMMA-LPH; CORTICOTROPIN-LIKE INTERMEDIATE LOBE PEPTIDE; N-terminal peptide of POMC or NPP).
- DUI
- D011333 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0017593
- CAS
- Opiomelanocortin, pro-
- Previous indexing
- Pituitary Hormones, Anterior (1966-1984); Protein Precursors (1973-1984)
- History note
- 1985
- Public note
- 1985; PRE-PRO-OPIOCORTIN was indexed under PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN & PROTEIN PRECURSORS 1980-2007; OPIOCORTIN was indexed under PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN 1987-2007
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- AD
- administration & dosage
- AE
- adverse effects
- AG
- agonists 1
- AN
- analysis 1
- AI
- antagonists & inhibitors
- BI
- biosynthesis
- BL
- blood
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CS
- chemical synthesis
- CH
- chemistry
- CL
- classification
- DF
- deficiency
- DE
- drug effects
- EC
- economics
- GE
- genetics 15
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology
- IP
- isolation & purification 1
- ME
- metabolism 3
- PK
- pharmacokinetics
- PD
- pharmacology
- PH
- physiology 2
- PO
- poisoning
- RE
- radiation effects
- ST
- standards
- SD
- supply & distribution
- TU
- therapeutic use
- TO
- toxicity
- UL
- ultrastructure
- UR
- urine
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