Oxytocin-neurophysin 1

Details

Name
Oxytocin-neurophysin 1
Synonyms
  • OT
  • OT-NPI
Gene Name
OXT
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010529|Oxytocin-neurophysin 1
MAGPSLACCLLGLLALTSACYIQNCPLGGKRAAPDLDVRKCLPCGPGGKGRCFGPNICCA
EELGCFVGTAEALRCQEENYLPSPCQSGQKACGSGGRCAVLGLCCSPDGCHADPACDAEA
TFSQR
Number of residues
125
Molecular Weight
12721.51
Theoretical pI
5.78
GO Classification
Processes
drinking behavior / eating behavior / female pregnancy / grooming behavior / heart development / hyperosmotic salinity response / male mating behavior / maternal aggressive behavior / maternal behavior / memory / negative regulation of blood pressure / negative regulation of gastric acid secretion / negative regulation of urine volume / positive regulation of blood pressure / positive regulation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration / positive regulation of female receptivity / positive regulation of hindgut contraction / positive regulation of norepinephrine secretion / positive regulation of ossification / positive regulation of penile erection / positive regulation of prostaglandin secretion / positive regulation of renal sodium excretion / positive regulation of synapse assembly / positive regulation of synaptic transmission / positive regulation of uterine smooth muscle contraction / regulation of heart rate / regulation of sensory perception of pain / response to activity / response to amphetamine / response to cAMP / response to cocaine / response to electrical stimulus / response to estradiol / response to ether / response to glucocorticoid / response to peptide hormone / response to progesterone / response to prostaglandin E / response to retinoic acid / response to sucrose / signal transduction / sleep / social behavior / sperm ejaculation
Components
cytosol / extracellular region / extracellular space / secretory granule / terminal bouton
General Function
Not Available
Specific Function
Neurophysin 1 specifically binds oxytocin.Oxytocin causes contraction of the smooth muscle of the uterus and of the mammary gland.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Secreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010530|Oxytocin-neurophysin 1 (OXT)
ATGGCCGGCCCCAGCCTCGCTTGCTGTCTGCTCGGCCTCCTGGCGCTGACCTCCGCCTGC
TACATCCAGAACTGCCCCCTGGGAGGCAAGAGGGCCGCGCCGGACCTCGACGTGCGCAAG
TGCCTCCCCTGCGGCCCCGGGGGCAAAGGCCGCTGCTTCGGGCCCAATATCTGCTGCGCG
GAAGAGCTGGGCTGCTTCGTGGGCACCGCCGAAGCGCTGCGCTGCCAGGAGGAGAACTAC
CTGCCGTCGCCCTGCCAGTCCGGCCAGAAGGCGTGCGGGAGCGGGGGCCGCTGCGCGGTC
TTGGGCCTCTGCTGCAGCCCGGACGGCTGCCACGCCGACCCTGCCTGCGACGCGGAAGCC
ACCTTCTCCCAGCGCTGA
Chromosome Location
20
Locus
20p13
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP01178
UniProtKB Entry NameNEU1_HUMAN
GenBank Protein ID189411
GenBank Gene IDM25650
GenAtlas IDOXT
HGNC IDHGNC:8528
General References
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Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB00107Oxytocinapproved, vet_approvedunknownbinderDetails