| UniProt functional annotation for O00230 | |||
| UniProt code: O00230. |
| Organism: | Homo sapiens (Human). | |
| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo. | |
| Function: | Binds to all human somatostatin receptor (SSTR) subtypes. It also inhibits cAMP production induced by forskolin through SSTRs. | |
| Subcellular location: | Secreted. | |
| Tissue specificity: | Expressed in a subset of GABAergic cells in the cortex and hippocampus. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the somatostatin family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
| Sequence caution: | Sequence=AAI19725.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305}; Sequence=AAI19726.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305}; Sequence=AAQ89950.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305}; Sequence=EAW71650.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305}; | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.