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GHRL gene

Known as: ghrelin/obestatin prepropeptide, MTLRP, GROWTH HORMONE SECRETAGOGUE RECEPTOR LIGAND 
This gene is involved in regulating growth hormone release and satiety, thirst and anxiety.
National Institutes of Health

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2009
2009
Obestatin stimulates Akt signalling in gastric cancer cells through beta-arrestin-mediated epidermal growth factor receptor transactivation.
Obestatin was identified as a gut peptide encoded by the ghrelin gene that interacts with the G protein-coupled receptor, GPR39… 
2009
2009
Identification and Genomic Sequence of a Ghrelin Receptor (GHS-R)-like Receptor in the Mozambique Tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus
The growth hormone secretagogue-receptor (GHS-R) is an endogenous receptor for the gut hormone ghrelin (GRLN). Two isoforms of… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Obestatin promotes survival of pancreatic beta-cells and human islets and induces expression of genes involved in the regulation of beta-cell mass and function.
OBJECTIVE Obestatin is a newly discovered peptide encoded by the ghrelin gene whose biological functions are poorly understood… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Metabolic effects of chronic obestatin infusion in rats
2008
2008
Peripheral obestatin has no effect on feeding behavior and brain Fos expression in rodents
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Circulating preprandial ghrelin to obestatin ratio is increased in human obesity.
CONTEXT Obestatin, a sibling of ghrelin derived from preproghrelin, opposes ghrelin's effects on food intake. Plasma obestatin… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Effect of peripheral obestatin on gastric emptying and intestinal contractility in rodents
Abstract  Obestatin has recently been discovered in the rat stomach. It is encoded by the ghrelin gene and has been claimed to be… 
2007
2007
Obestatin stimulates the secretion of pancreatic juice enzymes through a vagal pathway in anaesthetized rats - preliminary results.
Obestatin is a 23 amino acid peptide derived from the preproghrelin precursor, and originally purified from the rat stomach… 
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Lack of interaction between peripheral injection of CCK and obestatin in the regulation of gastric satiety signaling in rodents
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Seabream ghrelin: cDNA cloning, genomic organization and promoter studies.
Recent studies have indicated that ghrelin stimulates growth hormone release from the pituitary via the growth hormone… 
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