Neuropeptide
NPID NP02911
Name Melanin-concentrating hormone
Organism Mus musculus
NCBI Taxa ID 10090
Tissue Specificity Predominantly expressed in hypothalamus. Also found in heart, intestine, spleen and testis (spermatogonia, early spermatocytes and Sertoli cells). In brain only mature MCH and NEI peptides are present. In peripheral tissues a large product, encompassing the NEI and MCH domains of the precursor, is found predominantly.
Family Melanin-concentrating hormone
UniProt ID MCH_MOUSE
Length 19
Modification
Gene Ontology
Sequence DFDMLRCMLGRVYRPCWQV
Properties View
Structure NA
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