Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Poly (PACAP) ELISA Kit for Porcine

This gene encodes a secreted proprotein that is further processed into multiple mature peptides. These peptides stimulate adenylate cyclase and increase cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) levels, resulting in the transcriptional activation of target genes. The products of this gene are key mediators of neuroendocrine stress responses. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2013]

ADCYAP1: Binding to its receptor activates G proteins and stimulates adenylate cyclase in pituitary cells. Belongs to the glucagon family.

Protein type: Secreted; Secreted, signal peptide

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 18p11

Cellular Component: extracellular space; extracellular region; terminal button

Molecular Function: neuropeptide hormone activity; peptide hormone receptor binding; receptor signaling protein activity; pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide receptor binding; pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide activity; receptor binding

Biological Process: behavioral fear response; nerve growth factor receptor signaling pathway; negative regulation of potassium ion transport; female pregnancy; sensory perception of pain; positive regulation of vasodilation; positive regulation of synaptic transmission, glutamatergic; negative regulation of cell cycle; histamine secretion; cAMP-mediated signaling; elevation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration; regulation of protein localization; cell-cell signaling; ovarian follicle development; neuropeptide signaling pathway; positive regulation of cell proliferation; neurite development; negative regulation of acute inflammatory response to antigenic stimulus; adenylate cyclase activation; positive regulation of interleukin-6 production; response to starvation; ATP metabolic process; positive regulation of growth hormone secretion; regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential; response to ethanol; pituitary gland development; positive regulation of protein kinase activity; positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; negative regulation of acute inflammatory response to non-antigenic stimulus; regulation of G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway; transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase signaling pathway