AVP gene

AVP
Identifiers
AliasesAVP, ADH, ARVP, AVP-NPII, AVRP, VP, AVP gene, AVP (gene), Prepro-AVP-NP II, arginine vasopressin gene, vasopressin gene, prepro-arginine-vasopressin-neurophysin II gene, vasopressin-neurophysin II-copeptin, vasopressin-neurophysin 2-copeptin, prepro-AVP2
External IDsOMIM: 192340; MGI: 88121; HomoloGene: 417; GeneCards: AVP; OMA:AVP - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000490

NM_009732

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000481

NP_033862

Location (UCSC)Chr 20: 3.08 – 3.08 MbChr 2: 130.42 – 130.42 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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The arginine vasopressin (AVP) gene is a gene whose product is proteolytically cleaved to produce vasopressin (also known as antidiuretic hormone or ADH), neurophysin II, and a glycoprotein called copeptin. AVP and other AVP-like peptides are found in mammals, as well as mollusks, arthropods, nematodes, and other invertebrate species.[5] In humans, AVP is present on chromosome 20 and plays a role in homeostatic regulation. The products of AVP have many functions that include vasoconstriction, regulating the balance of water in the body, and regulating responses to stress.[6] Expression of AVP is regulated by the transcription translation feedback loop (TTFL), which is an important part of the circadian system that controls the expression of clock genes. AVP has important implications in the medical field as its products have significant roles throughout body.

preproAVP
Diagram of the pre-pro-AVP precursor showing position and size in amino acids of vasopressin, neurophysin II and copeptin
Identifiers
SymbolpreproAVP
OMIM192340
UniProtP01185
Other data
LocusChr. 20 p13
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StructuresSwiss-model
DomainsInterPro
  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000101200Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000037727Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ Albers HE (January 2015). "Species, sex and individual differences in the vasotocin/vasopressin system: relationship to neurochemical signaling in the social behavior neural network". Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology. 36: 49–71. doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2014.07.001. PMC 4317378. PMID 25102443.
  6. ^ Ryckmans T (September 2010). "Modulation of the vasopressin system for the treatment of CNS diseases". Current Opinion in Drug Discovery & Development. 13 (5): 538–47. PMID 20812145.