The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Cholecystokinin 8, Octapeptide across different species:

cholecystokinin (CCK), cholecystokinin (Cck), cholecystokinin B receptor (CCKBR), cholecystokinin-L (cck-l), cholecystokinin-N (cck-n)

Other aliases include:

MGC117187, CCK, CCK-CHR, MGC140193, cck-l, CCKN, cck-n

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Cholecystokinin 8, Octapeptide:

cholecystokinin – OTTHUMP00000209369 – preprocholecystokinin – cholecystokinin B receptor – cholecystokinin receptor – cholecystokinin-L – Cholecystokinins – cholecystokinin-N

Cholecystokinin 8, Octapeptide fulfills a number of functions:

neuropeptide hormone activity – protein binding – hormone activity – G-protein coupled receptor activity – gastrin receptor activity – receptor activity

Cholecystokinin 8, Octapeptide is relevant to the following processes:

axonogenesis – eating behavior – neuron migration – signal transduction – activation of caspase activity – activation of protein kinase C activity by G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway – apoptosis – behavioral fear response – negative regulation of appetite – positive regulation of apoptosis – positive regulation of cell proliferation – positive regulation of mitochondrial depolarization – positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation – positive regulation of protein oligomerization – regulation of sensory perception of pain – release of cytochrome c from mitochondria – digestion – G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway

Locations for Cholecystokinin 8, Octapeptide:

axon – extracellular region – axon hillock – dendrite – extracellular space – initial segment – neuronal cell body – perikaryon – terminal button – integral to membrane – membrane fraction

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology