Pancreatic polypeptide

Pancreatic polypeptide
Identifiers
SymbolPPY
NCBI gene5539
HGNC9327
OMIM167780
RefSeqNM_002722
UniProtP01298
Other data
LocusChr. 17 p11.1-qter
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StructuresSwiss-model
DomainsInterPro
Immunohistochemistry for pancreatic polypeptide in a mouse pancreas, 200×

Pancreatic polypeptide (PP) is a polypeptide secreted by PP cells in the endocrine pancreas. It regulates pancreatic secretion activities, and also impacts liver glycogen storage and gastrointestinal secretion. Its secretion may be impacted by certain endocrine tumours.