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Oxytocin-Neurophysin 1

Known as: Preprooxytocin, Oxytocin--Neurophysin I, OXT 
Oxytocin-neurophysin 1 (125 aa, ~13kDa) is encoded by the human OXT gene. This protein plays a role in hormonal signaling involved in smooth muscle… 
National Institutes of Health

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Intercellular Communication ProcessMuscle ContractionOXT geneOXT wt Allele

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1994
1994
Efficiency of oxetanocin-G, a novel nucleoside against the woodchuck hepatitis virus.
Oxetanocin-G (OXT-G), a potent antiviral agent, is a novel nucleoside isolated from the culture filtrate of Bacillus megaterium… 
1993
1993
The pituitary hormones arginine vasopressin-neurophysin II and oxytocin-neurophysin I show close linkage with interleukin-1 on mouse chromosome 2.
Arginine vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OXT) are posterior pituitary hormones. AVP is involved in fluid homeostasis, while OXT… 
1992
1992
Biosynthesis and release of oxytocin by granulosa cells derived from preovulatory bovine follicles: effects of forskolin and insulin-like growth factor-I.
Granulosa cells derived from preovulatory bovine follicles were cultured in the presence of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I… 
1992
1992
Inhibitory effects of triphosphate derivatives of oxetanocin G and related compounds on eukaryotic and viral DNA polymerases and human immunodeficiency virus reverse transcriptase.
In order to clarify the biological activities of (-)-oxetanocin G, and (-)-oxetanocin A and its carbocyclic analogue… 
1991
1991
Antiviral activity of oxetanocins against varicella-zoster virus
Several new nucleosides with an oxetanosyl-N-glycoside group, named oxetanocins, were evaluated for their antiviral activities… 
1990
1990
An oxytocin precursor intermediate circulates in the plasma of humans and rhesus monkeys administered estrogen.
Estrogen releases into plasma the human oxytocin neurophysin, previously termed the estrogen-stimulated neurophysin. Because… 
1990
1990
Oxytocin Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Levels in the Medial Preoptic Area are Increased During Lactation
The peptide hormone oxytocin has an important role in parturition, lactation and maternal behavior. The present study employed in… 
1989
1989
Anti-herpesvirus activity of carbocyclic oxetanocin G in vitro.
A series of new compounds, carbocyclic oxetanocins, have been synthesized and their anti-herpesvirus activity determined… 
1975
1975
Identification of separate vasopressin-neurophysin II and oxytocin-neurophysin I containing nerve fibres in the external region of the bovine median eminence
SummaryImmuno-enzyme histochemical investigations showed the presence, in the external region of the bovine median eminence, of… 
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1971
Highly Cited
1971
Tentative identification of a vasopressin-neurophysin and an oxytocin-neurophysin in the rat.
1. Rat neurohypophysial extracts have been examined by polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis. 2. Three of the proteins were… 
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