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agouti protein
Known as:
Agouti Signaling Protein [Chemical/Ingredient]
, Agouti Switch Protein
, ASIP Protein
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A secreted protein of approximately 131 amino acids (depending on species) that regulates the synthesis of eumelanin (brown/black) pigments in…
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ASIP gene
In Blood
Process of secretion
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ASIP protein, human
nonagouti protein, mouse
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Agouti: from mouse to man, from skin to fat.
J. Voisey
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A. van Daal
Pigment Cell Research
2002
Corpus ID: 37576632
The agouti protein regulates pigmentation in the mouse hair follicle producing a black hair with a subapical yellow band. Its…
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Differential regulation of melanin-concentrating hormone and orexin genes in the agouti-related protein/melanocortin-4 receptor system.
R. Hanada
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M. Nakazato
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S. Matsukura
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N. Murakami
,
H. Yoshimatsu
,
T. Sakata
Biochemical and Biophysical Research…
2000
Corpus ID: 34420874
Agouti protein and agouti-related protein (AGRP) antagonize alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone that binds to and activates the…
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Role of intracellular calcium in human adipocyte differentiation.
H. Shi
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Y. Halvorsen
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P. Ellis
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W. Wilkison
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M. Zemel
Physiological Genomics
2000
Corpus ID: 17246862
Intracellular calcium ([Ca(2+)](i)) modulates adipocyte lipid metabolism and inhibits the early stages of murine adipogenesis…
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Leptin-induced increase in sympathetic nervous and cardiovascular tone is mediated by proopiomelanocortin (POMC) products
J. Dunbar
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Huiqing Lu
Brain Research Bulletin
1999
Corpus ID: 25192800
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
The Tree of Life: Universal and Cultural Features of Folkbiological Taxonomies and Inductions
Alejandro López
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S. Atran
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J. Coley
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D. Medin
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Edward E. Smith
Cognitive Psychology
1997
Corpus ID: 34224838
Abstract Two parallel studies were performed with members of very different cultures—industrialized American and traditional…
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Effects of recombinant agouti-signaling protein on melanocortin action.
Y. K. Yang
,
M. Ollmann
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+4 authors
I. Gantz
Molecular Endocrinology
1997
Corpus ID: 10332538
Mouse agouti protein is a paracrine signaling molecule that has previously been demonstrated to be an antagonist of melanocortin…
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Upregulation of adipocyte metabolism by agouti protein: possible paracrine actions in yellow mouse obesity.
B. H. Jones
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J. Kim
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+4 authors
N. Moustaid
American Journal of Physiology
1996
Corpus ID: 8772110
Mutations leading to ectopic expression of the murine agouti gene (a) result in progressive obesity. To further characterize this…
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Ectopic expression of the agouti gene in transgenic mice causes obesity, features of type II diabetes, and yellow fur.
M. Klebig
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J. Wilkinson
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J. Geisler
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R. Woychik
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
1995
Corpus ID: 23482570
Mice that carry the lethal yellow (Ay) or viable yellow (Avy) mutation, two dominant mutations of the agouti (a) gene in mouse…
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Agouti protein is an antagonist of the melanocyte-stimulating-hormone receptor
D. Lu
,
D. Willard
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+8 authors
R. Cone
Nature
1994
Corpus ID: 4282784
THE genetic loci agouti and extension control the relative amounts of eumelanin (brownblack) and phaeomelanin (yellowred…
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Neomorphic agouti mutations in obese yellow mice
D. Duhl
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H. Vrieling
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K. Miller
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G. Wolff
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G. Barsh
Nature Genetics
1994
Corpus ID: 329395
Several dominant mutations of the mouse agouti coat colour gene have pleiotropic effects that include obesity and a yellow coat…
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