Prosaptide TX14(A) |
prosomatostatin(1-10) |
WLNALLHHGLNCAKGVLA |
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This nonapeptide (CFFRNCPPGamide) has been identified in the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis. It shows sequence homologies with a Crustacean oxytocin / vasopressin like peptide identified in Daphnia culex and with a novel form of oxytocin described in New World monkeys. The expression of pro-sepiatocin is restricted to the supraesophageal and subesophageal masses of the brain. Pro-sepiatocin is released in the hemolymph, suggesting a function as a neurohormone able to target numerous peripheral organs (Henry et al, 2013).
See also: hormones/neuropeptide MiniCOPE dictionary for hormonally active proteins, peptides, neuropeptides, regulatory peptides, prohormones
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