Pomc (proopiomelanocortin) - Rat Genome Database

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Keyword

Gene: Pomc (proopiomelanocortin) Rattus norvegicus

Symbol:

Pomc

Name:

proopiomelanocortin

Description:

ENCODES a protein that exhibits G-protein coupled receptor binding (ortholog); hormone activity (ortholog); receptor binding (ortholog); INVOLVED IN cell-cell signaling (ortholog); cellular pigmentation (ortholog); generation of precursor metabolites and energy (ortholog); PARTICIPATES IN altered energy homeostasis pathway; altered melanocortin system pathway; melanocortin system pathway; ASSOCIATED WITH Adrenal Insufficiency (ortholog); Familial Mediterranean Fever (ortholog); Hyperphagia (ortholog); FOUND IN extracellular region; cytoplasm (ortholog); extracellular space (ortholog); INTERACTS WITH (S)-colchicine; (S)-nicotine; (Z)-hex-3-en-1-ol

Type:

protein-coding

RefSeq Status:

PROVISIONAL

Also known as:

alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone; alphaMSH; corticotropin-lipotropin; Pomc1; Pomc2; pomc2; pro-opiomelanocortin; pro-opiomelanocortin-alpha; proopiomelanocortin; proopiomelanocortin (adrenocorticotropin/ beta-lipotropin/ alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta-melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta-endorphin); proopiomelanocortin, beta (endorphin, beta); proopoimelanocortin, beta (endorphin, beta)

Orthologs:

Homo sapiens : POMC (proopiomelanocortin) HGNC
Mus musculus : Pomc (pro-opiomelanocortin-alpha) MGI

Latest Assembly:

RGSC Genome Assembly v3.4

Position:

Map	Chr	Position	Strand	Source
Rat Cytogenetic Map	6	q14		NCBI
RGSC Genome Assembly v5.0	6	38,191,989 - 38,197,809	+	NCBI
RGSC Genome Assembly v3.4	6	26,931,969 - 26,937,789	+	NCBI
Rat Celera Assembly	6	26,415,706 - 26,421,526	+	NCBI
Genome Assembly 3.1	6	26,934,921 - 26,940,742	+	NCBI
RH 3.4	6	117.99		RGD