Melanotropin beta (Beta-MSH)

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==Description==
==Description==
Corticotropin-lipotropin A precursor (Pro-opiomelanocortin A) (POMC-A)[Contains: NPP; Melanotropin gamma (Gamma-MSH); Corticotropin(Adrenocorticotropic hormone) (ACTH); Melanotropin alpha (Alpha-MSH);Corticotropin-like intermediary peptide (CLIP); Lipotropin beta (Beta-LPH); Lipotropin gamma (Gamma-LPH); Melanotropin beta (Beta-MSH);Beta-endorphin; Met-enkephalin].
Corticotropin-lipotropin A precursor (Pro-opiomelanocortin A) (POMC-A)[Contains: NPP; Melanotropin gamma (Gamma-MSH); Corticotropin(Adrenocorticotropic hormone) (ACTH); Melanotropin alpha (Alpha-MSH);Corticotropin-like intermediary peptide (CLIP); Lipotropin beta (Beta-LPH); Lipotropin gamma (Gamma-LPH); Melanotropin beta (Beta-MSH);Beta-endorphin; Met-enkephalin].
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[edit] Description

Corticotropin-lipotropin A precursor (Pro-opiomelanocortin A) (POMC-A)[Contains: NPP; Melanotropin gamma (Gamma-MSH); Corticotropin(Adrenocorticotropic hormone) (ACTH); Melanotropin alpha (Alpha-MSH);Corticotropin-like intermediary peptide (CLIP); Lipotropin beta (Beta-LPH); Lipotropin gamma (Gamma-LPH); Melanotropin beta (Beta-MSH);Beta-endorphin; Met-enkephalin].

[edit] Source Organism

Xenopus laevis (African clawed frog).

[edit] Taxomomy

Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Amphibia; Batrachia; Anura; Mesobatrachia; Pipoidea; Pipidae;Xenopodinae; Xenopus; Xenopus.

[edit] Subcellular Localization

[edit] Developmental Stage

[edit] Similarity

Belongs to the POMC family.

[edit] Post translational Modification

Specific enzymatic cleavages at paired basic residues yield the different active peptides.

[edit] Function

[edit] GeneID

380532