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

proenkephalin (PENK), proenkephalin (Penk)

Other aliases include:

PENK, Enk, Penk1, Penk2, Penk-rs, MGC93514

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

proenkephalin – enkephalin – proenkephalin-A – proenkephalin 1 – proenkephalin 2 – preproenkephalin 2 – proenkephalin related sequence

Enkephalin fulfills a number of functions:

opioid peptide activity

Enkephalin is relevant to the following processes:

behavior – behavioral fear response – neuropeptide signaling pathway – sensory perception of pain

Locations for Enkephalin:

extracellular region

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology