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Facts about Opiorphin prepropeptide.
Inhibits the breakdown of Ala- pNA by aminopeptidase N in vitro with an IC(50) of 65 uM. Has a powerful analgesic effect when administered to rats by intravenous injection.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | OPRPN |
| Uniprot: | Q99935 |
| Entrez: | 58503 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| PROL1/PROL3 family |

Opiorphin prepropeptide
Mass (kDA):
27.217 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 4q13.3 |
| Sequence: | 4; NC_000004.12 (70397940..70410195) |
Abundantly expressed in lacrimal gland where it found in the secretory endpieces. Also expressed at modest levels in the submandibular gland.
Secreted.


PMID: 8670737 by Dickinson D.P., et al. cDNA cloning of an abundant human lacrimal gland mRNA encoding a novel tear protein.
PMID: 25946035 by Azkargorta M., et al. Human basal tear peptidome characterization by CID, HCD, and ETD followed by in silico and in vitro analyses for antimicrobial peptide identification.