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

proopiomelanocortin a (pomca), proopiomelanocortin (POMC)

Other aliases include:

MSH, ACTH, pomc, SI:bZ36D5.1, SI:bZ36D5.4, si:bz36d5.2, POMC, LPH, NPP, POC, CLIP

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

proopiomelanocortin – beta-endorphin – beta-lipotropin – adrenocorticotropin – beta-melanocyte stimulating hormone – alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone – proopiomelanocortin (adrenocorticotropin/ beta-lipotropin/ alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta-melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta-endorphin) – beta-LPH – beta-MSH – alpha-MSH – gamma-LPH – gamma-MSH – met-enkephalin – lipotropin beta – lipotropin gamma – melanotropin beta – OTTHUMP00000119991 – OTTHUMP00000200964 – melanotropin alpha – melanotropin gamma – pro-ACTH-endorphin – adrenocorticotropic hormone – proopiomelanocortin preproprotein – beta-melanocyte-stimulating hormone – alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone – corticotropin-like intermediary peptide

Proopiomelanocortin fulfills a number of functions:

hormone activity – neuropeptide hormone activity

Proopiomelanocortin is relevant to the following processes:

neuropeptide signaling pathway – regulation of blood pressure – cell-cell signaling – generation of precursor metabolites and energy – signal transduction

Locations for Proopiomelanocortin:

extracellular region – cytoplasm – secretory granule – soluble fraction

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology