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Details for messenger / hormone: motilin

EndoNet ID: ENH00161

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Synonyms

  • MLN
  • Promotilin
  • motilin

General information

  • Motilin is secreted by enterochromaffin cells of the small intestine. [1]
  • Motilin is a 22-amino acid peptide hormone expressed throughout the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of humans and other species. [1]

Classification

Hormone function

  • metabolism
    • nutrient supply

    Chemical classification

    • hormone
      • genome-encoded
        • gastrointestinal hormones

    Composition

    Sequence 
    FVPIFTYGE LQRMQEKER NKGQ
    UniProt P12872

    Links to other resources

    UniProt P12872
    Ensembl ENST00000266003
    KEGG hsa:4295

    • Anatomical structure: APUD-cell

    • Anatomical structure: acidophil_somatotroph_cell_of_anterior_pituitary

    • Anatomical structure: enterochromaffin_cell_of_gastrointestinal_tract

    Targets

    Cellmotilin receptor
    No records found.
    Reference