Biology:RFamide peptide family
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The RFamide peptide family, or the RFamide-related peptides (RFRPs), are a family of neuropeptides.[1][2] They are characterized by the possession of an Arg-Phe-NH2 motif at their C-terminal extremities.[1][2] Members of the family include:[1][2]
- Neuropeptide FF group
- Neuropeptide AF
- Neuropeptide FF
- Neuropeptide SF (RFRP-1)
- Neuropeptide VF (RFRP-3) (GnIH - avian species)
- Prolactin-releasing peptide (PrRP)
- Pyroglutamylated RFamide peptide (QRFP)
- Kisspeptin (disputed)[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Abba Kastin; Abba J. Kastin (28 April 2011). Handbook of Biologically Active Peptides. Academic Press. pp. 779–. ISBN 978-0-08-046379-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=n8SV9iM6kT0C&pg=PA779.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Findeisen, Maria; Rathmann, Daniel; Beck-Sickinger, Annette G. (2011). "RFamide Peptides: Structure, Function, Mechanisms and Pharmaceutical Potential". Pharmaceuticals 4 (9): 1248–1280. doi:10.3390/ph4091248. ISSN 1424-8247.
- ↑ "Does Kisspeptin Belong to the Proposed RF-Amide Peptide Family?". Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 5: 134. 2014. doi:10.3389/fendo.2014.00134. PMID 25165463.
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