| Protein Name | endothelin 1 |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Gene ID | 1906 |
| Gene Symbol | EDN1 |
| UniProt | P05305 (EDN1_HUMAN), Q6FH53 (Q6FH53_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 3044 |
Description |
endothelin 1 |
| Gene Summary |
This gene encodes a preproprotein that is proteolytically processed to generate a secreted peptide that belongs to the endothelin/sarafotoxin family. This peptide is a potent vasoconstrictor and its cognate receptors are therapeutic targets in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Aberrant expression of this gene may promote tumorigenesis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2015] |
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