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'''Neurophysins''' are carrier proteins which transport hormones from the hypothalamus to the posterior pituitary gland<ref>PMID:3147712</ref>. | '''Neurophysins''' are carrier proteins which transport hormones from the hypothalamus to the posterior pituitary gland<ref>PMID:3147712</ref>. | ||
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FunctionNeurophysins are carrier proteins which transport hormones from the hypothalamus to the posterior pituitary gland[1].
DiseaseMutations in neurophysin-2 are associated with familial diabetes[2].
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3D Structures of neurophysin3D Structures of neurophysin
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ReferencesReferences
- ↑ Acher R, Chauvet J. Structure, processing and evolution of the neurohypophysial hormone-neurophysin precursors. Biochimie. 1988 Sep;70(9):1197-207. PMID:3147712
- ↑ Nagasaki H, Ito M, Yuasa H, Saito H, Fukase M, Hamada K, Ishikawa E, Katakami H, Oiso Y. Two novel mutations in the coding region for neurophysin-II associated with familial central diabetes insipidus. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1995 Apr;80(4):1352-6. PMID:7714110 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jcem.80.4.7714110