Hemokinins and endokinins |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">N?M?PageEmail author |
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Institution: | (1) School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, The University of Reading, RG6 6AJ Reading, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | The mammalian tachykinins are a family of peptides that, until recently, has included substance P (SP), neurokinin A and neurokinin B. Since, the discovery of a third preprotachykinin gene (TAC4), the number of tachykinins has more than doubled to reveal several species-divergent peptides. This group includes hemokinin-1 (HK-1) in mouse and rat, endokinin-1 (EK-1) in rabbit, and EKA, EKB, human HK-1 (hHK-1) and hHK(4–11) in humans. Each exhibits a remarkable selectivity and potency for the tachykinin NK1 receptor similar to SP. Their peripheral expression has led to the proposal that they are the endogenous peripheral SP-like endocrine/paracrine agonists where SP is not expressed. Moreover, their strong cross-reactivity with a specific SP antibody leads us to question many of the proposed locations and roles of SP in the periphery. Additionally, three orphan tachykinin gene-related peptides are identified on TAC4, in rabbit, EK-2 and in humans, EKC and EKD.Received 25 January 2004; received after revision 18 February 2004; accepted 27 February 2004 |
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Keywords: | Endokinin hemokinin tachykinin neurokinin peptide TAC4 |
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