vasoactive intestinal peptide

hormone that affects blood pressure / heart rate
Protein protein Q414964
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vasoactive intestinal peptide

Summary

vasoactive intestinal peptide is a protein[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of protein entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (439 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • vasoactive intestinal peptide's instance of is recorded as protein[3].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide's instance of is recorded as protein fragment[4].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₄₇H₂₃₇N₄₃O₄₃S[5].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide is a type of gastrointestinal hormone[6].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide is part of Vasoactive intestinal peptide family[7].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide is part of Vasoactive intestinal peptide[8].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide is part of G alpha (s) signalling events[9].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide is part of VIP receptors bind VIP[10].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide comprises Glucagon/GIP/secretin/VIP[11].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide's molecular function is recorded as hormone activity[12].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide's molecular function is recorded as protein binding[13].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide's molecular function is recorded as neuropeptide hormone activity[14].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide's molecular function is recorded as neuropeptide hormone activity[15].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide's molecular function is recorded as peptide hormone receptor binding[16].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide's cell component is recorded as extracellular region[17].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide's cell component is recorded as intracellular anatomical structure[18].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide's cell component is recorded as neuron projection[19].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide's cell component is recorded as perikaryon[20].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide's biological process is recorded as G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway[21].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide's biological process is recorded as body fluid secretion[22].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide's biological process is recorded as prolactin secretion[23].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide's biological process is recorded as mRNA stabilization[24].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide's biological process is recorded as positive regulation of cell population proliferation[25].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide's biological process is recorded as innate immune response[26].
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide's biological process is recorded as positive regulation of protein catabolic process[27].

Why It Matters

vasoactive intestinal peptide ranks in the top 5% of protein entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (439 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 17 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. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . A proteome-scale map of the human interactome network. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Molecular mapping of epitopes involved in ligand activation of the human receptor for the neuropeptide, VIP, based on hybrids with the human secretin receptor. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Molecular mapping of epitopes involved in ligand activation of the human receptor for the neuropeptide, VIP, based on hybrids with the human secretin receptor. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Cloning and functional expression of a human neuroendocrine vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Deficient vasoactive intestinal peptide innervation in the sweat glands of cystic fibrosis patients. 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] . A vasoactive intestinal peptide antagonist inhibits non-small cell lung cancer growth. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Antimicrobial activity of neuropeptides against a range of micro-organisms from skin, oral, respiratory and gastrointestinal tract sites. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . VIP Induces the Translocation and Degradation of the Subunit of Gs Protein in Rat Pituitary GH4C1 Cells. 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. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cell component extracellular region, intracellular anatomical structure, neuron projection +1
    Part of
    Instance of
    Subclass of gastrointestinal hormone
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