| Agouti protein | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| Symbol | Agouti | ||||||||
| Pfam | PF05039 | ||||||||
| Pfam clan | CL0083 | ||||||||
| InterPro | IPR007733 | ||||||||
| PROSITE | PDOC60024 | ||||||||
| SCOP | 1hyk | ||||||||
| SUPERFAMILY | 1hyk | ||||||||
| OPM protein | 1mr0 | ||||||||
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| Available protein structures: | |
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| Pfam | structures |
| PDB | RCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj |
| PDBsum | structure summary |
Agouti-related protein (AgRP), also called agouti-related peptide, is a neuropeptide produced in the brain by the AgRP/NPY neuron. It is synthesised only in neuropeptide Y (NPY)-containing cell bodies located in the ventromedial part of the arcuate nucleus in the hypothalamus. AgRP is co-expressed with NPY and acts to increase appetite and decrease metabolism and energy expenditure. It is one of the most potent and long-lasting of appetite stimulators. In humans, the agouti-related peptide is encoded by the AGRP gene.