- Source: Preprotachykinin
Preprotachykinins are precursor proteins that are modified into tachykinin peptides. Via alternative splicing and post-translational modifications, preprotachykinins produce multiple peptide neurotransmitters.
There are two human preprotachykinins:
preprotachykinin-1 (also PPT-1, PPT-I, or PPT-A), which produces substance P and neurokinin A (also called "substance K"), and the derived neuropeptide K and neurokinin gamma.
preprotachykinin-2 (also PPT-2, PPT-II, or PPT-B), which produces neurokinin B.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Preprotachykinin
- TAC1
- Substance P
- Tachykinin peptides
- Neuropeptide K
- Neurokinin B
- Neurokinin A
- CEBPB
- Neuromedin N