BBa_K1848003

BBa_K1848003 Version 1

Component

Source: http://parts.igem.org/Part:BBa_K1848003

Generated By: https://synbiohub.org/public/igem/igem2sbol/1

Created by: Samuel Magaziner

Date created: 2015-09-17 11:00:00

Date modified: 2015-09-18 03:55:46

Human Gut Hormone Ghrelin (28) (Sequence Lacks Stop Codon, but part possesses it)

Details

• Types: DnaRegion
• Roles: polypeptide_domain; Protein_Domain
• Sequences: BBa_K1848003_sequence (Version 1)

Description

Stimulates appetite to increases human food intake by up to 30% and promote fat storage by acting on the hypothalamus. Also has protective effects on the cardiovascular system and plays a role in regulating insulin levels.
Mostly secreted by the stomach, but also the small intestine, pancreas, and brain. To be used in projects focusing on gut hormones, appetite, or peptide secreting microbiomes.

Notes

To test for protein presence, peptide was his-tagged

Source

Human genome, Ghrelin

Other Properties

• igem#experience: None
• igem#status: Planning
• synbiohub#ownedBy: user/james
• synbiohub#ownedBy: user/myers
• synbiohub#topLevel: BBa_K1848003/1

Member of these Collections

• iGEM Parts Registry