somatostatin

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein protein Q407166
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somatostatin

Summary

somatostatin is a protein[1]. somatostatin ranks in the top 4% of protein entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • somatostatin's instance of is recorded as protein[3].
  • somatostatin's chemical structure is recorded as Somatostatin.svg[4].
  • somatostatin's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 51110-01-1[5].
  • somatostatin's EC number is recorded as 256-969-7[6].
  • somatostatin's UniProt protein ID is recorded as P61278[7].
  • somatostatin's part of is recorded as somatostatin[8].
  • somatostatin's part of is recorded as Somatostatin/Cortistatin, C-terminal domain, protein family[9].
  • somatostatin's Commons category is recorded as Somatostatin[10].
  • somatostatin's has part is recorded as nitrogen[11].
  • somatostatin's has part is recorded as carbon[12].
  • somatostatin's has part is recorded as Somatostatin/Cortistatin, C-terminal[13].
  • somatostatin's RefSeq protein ID is recorded as NP_001039[14].
  • somatostatin's PDB structure ID is recorded as 2MI1[15].
  • somatostatin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02fs0s[16].
  • somatostatin's molecular function is recorded as hormone activity[17].
  • somatostatin's cell component is recorded as extracellular region[18].
  • somatostatin's cell component is recorded as soma[19].
  • somatostatin's cell component is recorded as extracellular space[20].
  • somatostatin's cell component is recorded as extracellular space[21].
  • somatostatin's biological process is recorded as negative regulation of cell population proliferation[22].
  • somatostatin's biological process is recorded as hormone-mediated apoptotic signaling pathway[23].
  • somatostatin's biological process is recorded as hyperosmotic response[24].
  • somatostatin's biological process is recorded as chemical synaptic transmission[25].
  • somatostatin's biological process is recorded as regulation of cell migration[26].
  • somatostatin's biological process is recorded as response to heat[27].

Why It Matters

somatostatin ranks in the top 4% of protein entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month).[2] somatostatin has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] somatostatin is known by 18 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] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ECHA Substance Infocard database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . In vitro characterization of somatostatin receptors in the human thymus and effects of somatostatin and octreotide on cultured thymic epithelial cells. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Interrelationships between Somatostatin sst2A Receptors and Somatostatin-Containing Axons in Rat Brain: Evidence for Regulation of Cell Surface Receptors by Endogenous Somatostatin. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Interrelationships between Somatostatin sst2A Receptors and Somatostatin-Containing Axons in Rat Brain: Evidence for Regulation of Cell Surface Receptors by Endogenous Somatostatin. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . In vitro characterization of somatostatin receptors in the human thymus and effects of somatostatin and octreotide on cultured thymic epithelial cells. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Subtype-selective induction of wild-type p53 and apoptosis, but not cell cycle arrest, by human somatostatin receptor 3. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Interrelationships between Somatostatin sst2A Receptors and Somatostatin-Containing Axons in Rat Brain: Evidence for Regulation of Cell Surface Receptors by Endogenous Somatostatin. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . GOA. 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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