Protein Summary

This gene encodes a polypeptide hormone precursor that undergoes extensive, tissue-specific, post-translational processing via cleavage by subtilisin-like enzymes known as prohormone convertases. There are eight potential cleavage sites within the polypeptide precursor and, depending on tissue type and the available convertases, processing may yield as many as ten biologically active peptides involved in diverse cellular functions. The encoded protein is synthesized mainly in corticotroph cells of the anterior pituitary where four cleavage sites are used\; adrenocorticotrophin, essential for normal steroidogenesis and the maintenance of normal adrenal weight, and lipotropin beta are the major end products. In other tissues, including the hypothalamus, placenta, and epithelium, all cleavage sites may be used, giving rise to peptides with roles in pain and energy homeostasis, melanocyte stimulation, and immune modulation. These include several distinct melanotropins, lipotropins, and endorphins that are contained within the adrenocorticotrophin and beta-lipotropin peptides. Mutations in this gene have been associated with early onset obesity, adrenal insufficiency, and red hair pigmentation. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been described.

Alternative names and synonyms associated with beta Endorphin (beta-EP)

• pro-opiomelanocortin-alpha (Pomc) antibody
• proopiomelanocortin (POMC) antibody

• ACTH antibody
• alpha-MSH antibody
• alphaMSH antibody
• BE antibody
• Beta-LPH antibody
• Show all synonym aliases
• beta-MSH antibody
• CLIP antibody
• Gamma-LPH antibody
• gamma-MSH antibody
• LPH antibody
• MSH antibody
• NPP antibody
• POC antibody
• Pomc-1 antibody
• Pomc1 antibody

Protein level used designations for beta-EP

adrenal corticotropic hormone , adrenocorticotropic hormone , alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone , beta-endorphin , corticotropin-like intermediary peptide , corticotropin-lipotropin , melanotropin gamma , met-enkephalin , pro-opiomelanocortin , adrenocorticotropin , alpha-MSH , alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone , beta-LPH , beta-MSH , beta-melanocyte-stimulating hormone , gamma-LPH , gamma-MSH , lipotropin beta , lipotropin gamma , melanotropin alpha , melanotropin beta , opiomelanocortin prepropeptide , pro-ACTH-endorphin , proopiomelanocortin preproprotein , beta-lipotropin , beta-melanocyte stimulating hormone , proopiomelanocortin (adrenocorticotropin/ beta-lipotropin/ alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta-melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta-endorphin)