Neurokinin A
Neurokinin A (NKA), formerly known as Substance K, is a neurologically active peptide translated from the pre-protachykinin gene. Neurokinin A has many excitatory effects on mammalian nervous systems and is also influential on the mammalian inflammatory and pain responses.
TAC1 tachykinin, precursor 1 | |||||||
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Solution structure of the tachykinin peptide Neurokinin A in the presence of micelles. | |||||||
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Symbol | TAC1 | ||||||
Alt. symbols | TAC2, NKNA | ||||||
NCBI gene | 6863 | ||||||
HGNC | 11517 | ||||||
OMIM | 162320 | ||||||
RefSeq | NM_013998 | ||||||
UniProt | P20366 | ||||||
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Locus | Chr. 7 q21-q22 | ||||||
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MeSH | Neurokinin+A |
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C50H80N14O14S | |
Molar mass | 1133.32 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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