ghrelin

peptide hormone found in Homo sapiens
ChemicalSubstance peptide Q422269
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ghrelin

Summary

ghrelin is a peptide[1]. ghrelin draws 326 Wikipedia views per month (peptide category, ranking #3 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • ghrelin's instance of is recorded as peptide[3].
  • ghrelin's instance of is recorded as protein fragment[4].
  • ghrelin's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₄₁H₂₃₅N₄₇O₄₁[5].
  • ghrelin is part of Preproghrelin peptide[6].
  • ghrelin is part of Synthesis, secretion, and deacylation of Ghrelin[7].
  • ghrelin is part of ghrelin secretion[8].
  • ghrelin is part of Ghrelin and obestatin prepropeptide[9].
  • ghrelin's Commons category is recorded as Ghrelin[10].
  • ghrelin comprises Motilin/ghrelin[11].
  • ghrelin comprises Motilin/ghrelin-associated peptide[12].
  • ghrelin's molecular function is recorded as protein tyrosine kinase activator activity[13].
  • ghrelin's molecular function is recorded as hormone activity[14].
  • ghrelin's molecular function is recorded as protein binding[15].
  • ghrelin's molecular function is recorded as ghrelin receptor binding[16].
  • ghrelin's molecular function is recorded as G protein-coupled receptor binding[17].
  • ghrelin's molecular function is recorded as growth hormone-releasing hormone activity[18].
  • ghrelin's molecular function is recorded as growth hormone-releasing hormone activity[19].
  • ghrelin's molecular function is recorded as ghrelin receptor binding[20].
  • ghrelin's cell component is recorded as postsynapse[21].
  • ghrelin's cell component is recorded as cytoplasm[22].
  • ghrelin's cell component is recorded as endoplasmic reticulum lumen[23].
  • ghrelin's cell component is recorded as extracellular region[24].
  • ghrelin's cell component is recorded as axon[25].
  • ghrelin's cell component is recorded as secretory granule lumen[26].
  • ghrelin's cell component is recorded as extracellular space[27].

Why It Matters

ghrelin draws 326 Wikipedia views per month (peptide category, ranking #3 of 12).[2] ghrelin has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] ghrelin is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Ghrelin enhances the growth of cultured human adrenal zona glomerulosa cells by exerting MAPK-mediated proliferogenic and antiapoptotic effects. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . A proteome-scale map of the human interactome network. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Loss of constitutive activity of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor in familial short stature. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Ghrelin is a growth-hormone-releasing acylated peptide from stomach. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Loss of constitutive activity of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor in familial short stature. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Loss of constitutive activity of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor in familial short stature. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Loss of constitutive activity of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor in familial short stature. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Distribution of ghrelin-immunoreactive neuronal networks in the human hypothalamus. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Plasma levels of intact and degraded ghrelin and their responses to glucose infusion in anorexia nervosa. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Found in taxon Homo sapiens
    Encoded by GHRL
    Instance of
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