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Gene information for GRP (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID2922
Official gene symbolGRP
Full namegastrin-releasing peptide
Aliases,BN,GRP-10,preproGRP,proGRP,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes a member of the bombesin-like family of gastrin-releasing peptides. Its preproprotein, following cleavage of a signal peptide, is further processed to produce either the 27 aa gastrin-releasing peptide or the 10 aa neuromedin C. These smaller peptides regulate numerous functions of the gastrointestinal and central nervous systems, including release of gastrointestinal hormones, smooth muscle cell contraction, and epithelial cell proliferation. These peptides are also likely to play a role in human cancers of the lung, colon, stomach, pancreas, breast, and prostate. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 18   Locus: 18q21.1-q21.32
Gene position56887400 - 56898003  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size10604 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID137260