Entrez gene ID | | 434 |
Official gene symbol | | ASIP |
Full name | | agouti signaling protein, nonagouti homolog (mouse) |
Aliases | | ,AGSW,AGTI,AGTIL,ASP,MGC126092,MGC126093,SHEP9, |
Gene summary | | In mice, the agouti gene encodes a paracrine signaling molecule that causes hair follicle melanocytes to synthesize pheomelanin, a yellow pigment, instead of the black or brown pigment, eumelanin. Pleiotropic effects of constitutive expression of the mouse gene include adult-onset obesity, increased tumor susceptibility, and premature infertility. This gene is highly similar to the mouse gene and encodes a secreted protein that may (1) affect the quality of hair pigmentation, (2) act as a pharmacological antagonist of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone, (3) play a role in neuroendocrine aspects of melanocortin action, and (4) have a functional role in regulating lipid metabolism in adipocytes. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 20 Locus: 20q11.2-q12 |
Gene position | | 32848171 - 32857148 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 8978 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 600201 |
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