Avp - arginine vasopressin Gene

Also Known as Vp; Vsp

Species: Mus musculus

Gene Type: protein coding
Gene ID: 11998

Summary

This gene encodes a member of the vasopressin/oxytocin family and preproprotein that is proteolytically processed to generate multiple protein products. These products include the neuropeptide hormone arginine vasopressin, and two Other peptides, neurophysin 2 and copeptin. Arginine vasopressin binds to vasopressin receptors and functions as a vasopressor, to constrict blood vessels and increase blood pressure, and as an antidiuretic, to reduce the production of urine. Neurophysin 2 functions as a carrier protein in the transport of arginine vasopressin. This gene is present in a gene cluster with the related gene oxytocin on chromosome 2. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015]

Avp Products (1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_009732.2 NP_033862.1 vasopressin-neurophysin 2-copeptin preproprotein
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

vasopressin-neurophysin 2-copeptin

  • AVP-NPII

  • pre-pro-arginine-vasopressin-neurophysin II

  • prepro-AVP-NP II

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Avp NCBI NCBI:551