Agouti signalling peptide
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agouti signaling protein, nonagouti homolog (mouse)
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| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | ASIP |
| Alt. Symbols | AGTIL |
| Entrez | 434 |
| HUGO | 745 |
| OMIM | 600201 |
| RefSeq | NM_001672 |
| UniProt | P42127 |
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| Locus | Chr. 20 q11.2-q12 |
Agouti signalling peptide, also referred to as Agouti, is a peptide which acts as an antagonist at melanocortin receptors, specifically, MC1. It is produced by the Agouti gene.

