Gene Symbol |
CORT
|
Entrez Gene |
1325
|
Alt Symbol |
CST-14, CST-17, CST-29
|
Species |
Human
|
Gene Type |
protein-coding
|
Description |
cortistatin
|
Other Description |
cortistatin-14|cortistatin-17|cortistatin-29|prepro-cortistatin|preprocortistatin
|
Swissprots |
O00230 Q6UX11 Q5T6G0
|
Accessions |
EAW71650 O00230 AB000263 BAA19770 AF013252 AAB66895 AF086433 AV750349 AW205880 AY358561 AAQ89950 BC040034 AAH40034 BC119724 AAI19725 BC119725 AAI19726 BF590359 NM_001302 NP_001293
|
Function |
Binds to all human somatostatin receptor (SSTR) subtypes. It also inhibits cAMP production induced by forskolin through SSTRs.
|
Subcellular Location |
Secreted.
|
Tissue Specificity |
Expressed in a subset of GABAergic cells in the cortex and hippocampus.
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