Angiotensin

AGT
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesAGT, ANHU, SERPINA8, hFLT1, angiotensinogen
External IDsMGI: 87963; HomoloGene: 14; GeneCards: AGT; OMA:AGT - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000029
NM_001382817
NM_001384479

NM_007428

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000020
NP_001369746

NP_031454

Location (UCSC)Chr 1: 230.69 – 230.75 MbChr 8: 125.28 – 125.3 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Angiotensin is a peptide hormone that causes vasoconstriction and an increase in blood pressure. It is part of the renin–angiotensin system, which regulates blood pressure. Angiotensin also stimulates the release of aldosterone from the adrenal cortex to promote sodium retention by the kidneys.

An oligopeptide, angiotensin is a hormone and a dipsogen. It is derived from the precursor molecule angiotensinogen, a serum globulin produced in the liver. Angiotensin was isolated in the late 1930s (first named 'angiotonin' or 'hypertensin', later renamed 'angiotensin' as a consensus by the 2 groups that independently discovered it[5]) and subsequently characterized and synthesized by groups at the Cleveland Clinic and Ciba laboratories.[6]

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000135744Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000031980Ensembl, 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. ^ See the first footnote:Hoobler S (April 1958). "An Interpretive Review of the Conference Proceedings". Circulation. 17 (4): 825–832. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  6. ^ Basso N, Terragno NA (December 2001). "History about the discovery of the renin-angiotensin system". Hypertension. 38 (6): 1246–9. doi:10.1161/hy1201.101214. PMID 11751697.