Pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) is a precursor polypeptide with 241 amino acid residues. POMC is synthesized from the 285-amino-acid-long polypeptide precursor pre-pro-opiomelanocortin (pre-POMC), by the removal of a 44-amino-acid-long signal peptide sequence during translation. == Function == POMC is cleaved to give rise to multiple peptide hormones....
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(from the article `endocrine system, human`) Corticotropin, also called adrenocorticotropin (ACTH), is a segment of a much larger glycoprotein prohormone molecule called proopiomelanocortin ...
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(POMC) Type: Term Pronunciation: prō-ō′pē-ō-mel′ă-nō-kōr′tin Definitions: 1. A large molecule found in the anterior and intermediate lobes of the pituitary gland, the hypothalamus, and other parts of the brain as well as in the lungs, gastrointestinal tract, and placenta; the precursor of ...
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