The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Apelin across different species:

apelin (Apln), apelin (apln), apelin (APLN), apelin (apln-b)

Other aliases include:

Apel, 6030430G11Rik, XNPEP2, APLN, Xapelin, xnpep2, preproapelin

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Apelin:

apelin – preproapelin – OTTMUSP00000019097 – apelin, AGTRL1 ligand – peptide ligand for APJ receptor – APJ endogenous ligand – apelin; peptide ligand for APJ receptor – preproapelin-b

Apelin fulfills a number of functions:

hormone activity – receptor binding – G-protein-coupled receptor binding – apelin receptor binding

Apelin is relevant to the following processes:

G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway – heart development – mesodermal cell migration – response to hypoxia – immune response – lactation – signal transduction – drinking behavior – feeding behavior – negative regulation of blood pressure – negative regulation of vasoconstriction – positive regulation of adrenocorticotropin secretion – positive regulation of cell proliferation – positive regulation of corticotropin-releasing hormone secretion – positive regulation of heat generation – positive regulation of phosphorylation – positive regulation of vasodilation – regulation of body fluid levels – regulation of respiratory gaseous exchange – regulation of the force of heart contraction

Locations for Apelin:

extracellular region – extracellular space – perinuclear region of cytoplasm

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology

2 products cited in The FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology anti-Apelin (APLN) antibody (ABIN347115) , anti-Apelin (APLN) antibody (ABIN347116)

2 products cited in Molecular and cellular endocrinology anti-Apelin (APLN) antibody (ABIN347115) , anti-Apelin (APLN) antibody (ABIN347116)

2 products cited in Endocrinology anti-Apelin (APLN) antibody (ABIN347115) , anti-Apelin (APLN) antibody (ABIN347116)

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