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CHGA gene

Known as: vasostatin, pancreastatin, CHROMOGRANIN A 
This gene plays a role in the modulation of the neuroendocrine system.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2007
Review
2007
The endocrine role for chromogranin A: A prohormone for peptides with regulatory properties
Abstract.Chromogranin A (CgA) belongs to the granin family of uniquely acidic secretory proteins co-stored and co-secreted with… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
The granin family of uniquely acidic proteins of the diffuse neuroendocrine system: comparative and functional aspects
The chromogranins A (CgA) and B (CgB) and secretogranin II (SgII) constitute the main members of a family of uniquely acidic… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Early decline in the catecholamine release-inhibitory peptide catestatin in humans at genetic risk of hypertension.
Background Hypertension is a complex trait with an ill-defined genetic predisposition, in which adrenergic mechanisms seem to be… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Chromogranin A, an “On/Off” Switch Controlling Dense-Core Secretory Granule Biogenesis
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Insulin-like growth factor-I is an autocrine regulator of chromogranin A secretion and growth in human neuroendocrine tumor cells.
Carcinoid tumors are predominantly found in the gastrointestinal tract and are characterized by hypersecretion of various… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Calreticulin and calreticulin fragments are endothelial cell inhibitors that suppress tumor growth.
Several angiogenesis inhibitors are fragments of larger proteins that are themselves not active as angiogenesis inhibitors… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Novel autocrine feedback control of catecholamine release. A discrete chromogranin a fragment is a noncompetitive nicotinic cholinergic antagonist.
Catecholamine secretory vesicle core proteins (chromogranins) contain an activity that inhibits catecholamine release, but the… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Intracellular and extracellular processing of chromogranin A. Determination of cleavage sites.
Chromogranins are a family of acidic soluble proteins which exhibit widespread distribution in endocrine cells and neurons… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The vasoinhibitory activity of bovine chromogranin A fragment (vasostatin) and its independence of extracellular calcium in isolated segments of human blood vessels
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
The primary structure of human chromogranin A and pancreastatin.
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