| Opioids neuropeptide | |||||||||
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| 標誌 | Op_neuropeptide | ||||||||
| Pfam | PF08035 | ||||||||
| InterPro | IPR013532 | ||||||||
| PROSITE | PDOC00964 | ||||||||
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前腦啡黑細胞促素皮促素（Pro-opiomelanocortin），簡稱POMC，為一種由241個胺基酸組成的前驅多肽。POMC最初轉譯且修飾前的型態稱為原POMC（pre-POMC），含有285個胺基酸，原POMC移除信號肽之後才會成為POMC。
功能
POMC可以切成多種多肽片段，每一個多肽片段都有由囊泡所包覆，並經由胞吐作用釋放到細胞外液：
- 黑色素細胞刺激素（α-MSH）：由弓狀核的神經元產生的α-MSH，在調節食慾以及性行為中扮演重要角色。腦下垂體間葉分泌的α-MSH則調控黑色素的產生。
- 促腎上腺皮質激素（ACTH）：屬於肽類激素，負責調控糖皮質激素的分泌。
- β-內啡肽及甲硫腦素：屬於內源性的類鴉片多肽，可於腦部多處作用。
參見
參考文獻
延伸閱讀
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