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| 标志 | Op_neuropeptide | ||||||||
| Pfam | PF08035 | ||||||||
| InterPro | IPR013532 | ||||||||
| PROSITE | PDOC00964 | ||||||||
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前脑啡黑细胞促素皮促素（Pro-opiomelanocortin），简称POMC，为一种由241个氨基酸组成的前驱多肽。POMC最初转译且修饰前的型态称为原POMC（pre-POMC），含有285个氨基酸，原POMC移除信号肽之后才会成为POMC。
功能
POMC可以切成多种多肽片段，每一个多肽片段都有由囊泡所包覆，并经由胞吐作用释放到细胞外液：
- 黑色素细胞刺激素（α-MSH）：由弓状核的神经元产生的α-MSH，在调节食欲以及性行为中扮演重要角色。脑下垂体间叶分泌的α-MSH则调控黑色素的产生。
- 促肾上腺皮质激素（ACTH）：属于肽类激素，负责调控糖皮质激素的分泌。
- β-内啡肽及甲硫脑素：属于内源性的类鸦片多肽，可于脑部多处作用。
参见
参考文献
延伸阅读
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