TAC1 Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

This gene encodes four products of the tachykinin peptide hormone family, substance P and neurokinin A, as well as the related peptides, neuropeptide K and neuropeptide gamma. These hormones are thought to function as neurotransmitters which interact with nerve receptors and smooth muscle cells. They are known to induce behavioral responses and function as vasodilators and secretagogues. Substance P is an antimicrobial peptide with antibacterial and antifungal properties. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2014]

TAC1: Tachykinins are active peptides which excite neurons, evoke behavioral responses, are potent vasodilators and secretagogues, and contract (directly or indirectly) many smooth muscles. Belongs to the tachykinin family. 4 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.

Protein type: Secreted; Secreted, signal peptide

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 7q21-q22

Cellular Component: extracellular space; cell soma; axon; extracellular region; plasma membrane

Molecular Function: protein binding; substance P receptor binding

Biological Process: tachykinin signaling pathway; negative regulation of heart rate; insemination; response to hormone stimulus; response to morphine; response to lipopolysaccharide; response to pain; sensory perception of pain; positive regulation of saliva secretion; synaptic transmission; elevation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration; cell-cell signaling; positive regulation of acute inflammatory response; positive regulation of lymphocyte proliferation; neuropeptide signaling pathway; regulation of blood pressure; positive regulation of stress fiber formation; positive regulation of action potential; inflammatory response; associative learning; detection of abiotic stimulus; positive regulation of synaptic transmission, cholinergic; positive regulation of synaptic transmission, GABAergic; positive regulation of ossification; long-term memory