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MGP002995

UniProt Annotations

Entry Information
Gene Namesomatostatin
Protein EntrySMS_HUMAN
UniProt IDP61278
SpeciesHuman
Comments
Comment typeDescription
FunctionSomatostatin inhibits the release of somatotropin.
PharmaceuticalA synthetic analog known as octreotide or SMS 201- 995 is available under the name Sandostatin (Novartis). It is used for the treatment of a variety of disorders including acromegaly and the symptomatic treatment of carcinoid tumors and vasoactive intestinal peptide tumors.
SimilarityBelongs to the somatostatin family. {ECO:0000305}.
Subcellular LocationSecreted.
Web ResourceName=Wikipedia; Note=Somatostatin entry; URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatostatin";
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