Apelin

mammalian protein found in Rattus norvegicus
Protein protein Q28559976
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Apelin

Summary

Apelin is a protein[1].

Key Facts

  • Apelin's instance of is recorded as protein[2].
  • Apelin's subclass of is recorded as protein[3].
  • Apelin's UniProt protein ID is recorded as Q9R0R3[4].
  • Apelin's part of is recorded as Apelin[5].
  • Apelin's RefSeq protein ID is recorded as NP_113800[6].
  • Apelin's RefSeq protein ID is recorded as XP_038955928[7].
  • Apelin's molecular function is recorded as hormone activity[8].
  • Apelin's molecular function is recorded as apelin receptor binding[9].
  • Apelin's molecular function is recorded as protein homodimerization activity[10].
  • Apelin's cell component is recorded as extracellular region[11].
  • Apelin's cell component is recorded as extracellular space[12].
  • Apelin's cell component is recorded as perinuclear region of cytoplasm[13].
  • Apelin's biological process is recorded as angiogenesis[14].
  • Apelin's biological process is recorded as regulation of the force of heart contraction[15].
  • Apelin's biological process is recorded as signal transduction[16].
  • Apelin's biological process is recorded as multicellular organism development[17].
  • Apelin's biological process is recorded as gastrulation[18].
  • Apelin's biological process is recorded as feeding behavior[19].
  • Apelin's biological process is recorded as positive regulation of cell population proliferation[20].
  • Apelin's biological process is recorded as regulation of signaling receptor activity[21].
  • Apelin's biological process is recorded as negative regulation of gene expression[22].
  • Apelin's biological process is recorded as positive regulation of heat generation[23].
  • Apelin's biological process is recorded as negative regulation of fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway[24].
  • Apelin's biological process is recorded as positive regulation of phosphorylation[25].
  • Apelin's biological process is recorded as drinking behavior[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Modification of the terminal residue of apelin-13 antagonizes its hypotensive action. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Dehydration-induced cross-regulation of apelin and vasopressin immunoreactivity levels in magnocellular hypothalamic neurons. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Apelin increases contractility in failing cardiac muscle. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Intracerebroventricular injection of apelin-13 reduces food intake in the rat. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Apelin, a new enteric peptide: localization in the gastrointestinal tract, ontogeny, and stimulation of gastric cell proliferation and of cholecystokinin secretion. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Behavioral, neuroendocrine and thermoregulatory actions of apelin-13. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . Apelin stimulates myosin light chain phosphorylation in vascular smooth muscle cells. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Physiological role of a novel neuropeptide, apelin, and its receptor in the rat brain.. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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