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93896 Ensembl ENSG00000065325 ENSMUSG00000049928 UniProt O95838 Q5IXF8 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_004246 NM_175681 RefSeq (protein) NP_004237 NP_783612 Location (UCSC) Chr 17: 9.82 – 9.89 Mb Chr 11: 67.55 – 67.66 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse Glucagon-like peptide-2 receptor (GLP-2R) is a protein that in human is encoded by the GLP2R gene located on chromosome 17 ...
In 1982, they published their discovery that the gene for proglucagon actually codes for three peptides: glucagon and two novel peptides. [27] Those two novel peptides were later isolated, identified, and investigated by other researchers, and are now known as glucagon-like peptide-1 and glucagon-like peptide-2. [27]
The PLENA (PLE) gene is present in A. majus, in place of the AG gene, although it is not an ortholog. However, the FARINELLI (FAR) gene is an ortholog, which is specific to the development of the anthers and the maturation of pollen. [28] In Petunia, Antirrhinum and in maize the C function is controlled by a number of genes that act in the same ...
Proglucagon is a protein that is a precursor of glucagon and several other components. It is cleaved from preproglucagon. Proglucagon is generated in the alpha cells of the pancreas and in the intestinal L cells in the distal ileum and colon. Preproglucagon in humans is encoded by the GCG gene and is composed of 180 amino-acid residues. [5] [6]
Glucagon is a protein hormone that blocks the effect of insulin on hepatocytes, inducing glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis, and reduced glucokinase activity in hepatocytes. The degree to which glucose suppression of glucagon is a direct effect of glucose via glucokinase in α cells, or an indirect effect mediated by insulin or other signals from ...
The glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP1R) is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) found on beta cells of the pancreas and on neurons of the brain. It is involved in the control of blood sugar level by enhancing insulin secretion. In humans it is synthesised by the gene GLP1R, which is present on chromosome 6.
An image of multiple chromosomes, taken from many cells. Plant genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity specifically in plants. [1] [2] It is generally considered a field of biology and botany, but intersects frequently with many other life sciences and is strongly linked with the study of information systems.