Nociceptin
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Orphanin FQ
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| MeSH | nociceptin |
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C79H129N27O22 |
| Molar mass | 1809.04 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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| prepronociceptin | |||||||
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| Symbol | PNOC | ||||||
| NCBI gene | 5368 | ||||||
| HGNC | 9163 | ||||||
| OMIM | 601459 | ||||||
| RefSeq | NM_006228 | ||||||
| UniProt | Q13519 | ||||||
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| Locus | Chr. 8 p21 | ||||||
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Nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ), a 17-amino acid neuropeptide, is the endogenous ligand for the nociceptin receptor (NOP, ORL-1). Nociceptin acts as a potent anti-analgesic, effectively counteracting the effect of pain-relievers; its activation is associated with brain functions such as pain sensation and fear learning.
The gene coding for prepronociceptin is located on Ch8p21 in humans.[1] Nociceptin is derived from the prepronociceptin protein, as are a further two peptides, nocistatin and NocII, both of which inhibit N/OFQ receptor function.[2] Nociceptin is the first example of reverse pharmacology; the NOP receptor was discovered before the endogenous ligand which was discovered by two separate groups in 1995.[3][4]
- ^ Mollereau C, Simons MJ, Soularue P, Liners F, Vassart G, Meunier JC, Parmentier M (August 1996). "Structure, tissue distribution, and chromosomal localization of the prepronociceptin gene". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 93 (16): 8666–70. Bibcode:1996PNAS...93.8666M. doi:10.1073/pnas.93.16.8666. PMC 38730. PMID 8710928.
- ^ Okuda-Ashitaka E, Minami T, Tachibana S, Yoshihara Y, Nishiuchi Y, Kimura T, Ito S (March 1998). "Nocistatin, a peptide that blocks nociceptin action in pain transmission". Nature. 392 (6673): 286–9. Bibcode:1998Natur.392..286O. doi:10.1038/32660. PMID 9521323. S2CID 4414426.
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Meunier et al. Isolation of N/OFQwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Reinscheid, R. K.; Nothacker, H.-P.; Bourson, A.; Ardati, A.; Henningsen, R. A.; Bunzow, J. R.; Grandy, D. K.; Langen, H.; Monsma, F. J.; Civelli, O. (1995-11-03). "Orphanin FQ: A Neuropeptide That Activates an Opioidlike G Protein-Coupled Receptor". Science. 270 (5237): 792–794. Bibcode:1995Sci...270..792R. doi:10.1126/science.270.5237.792. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 7481766. S2CID 38117854.