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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-3-19
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The hypothalamus plays a central role in the integrated control of feeding and energy homeostasis. We have identified two novel neuropeptides, both derived from the same precursor by proteolytic processing, that bind and activate two closely related (previously) orphan G protein-coupled receptors. These peptides, termed orexin-A and -B, have no significant structural similarities to known families of regulatory peptides. prepro-orexin mRNA and immunoreactive orexin-A are localized in neurons within and around the lateral and posterior hypothalamus in the adult rat brain. When administered centrally to rats, these peptides stimulate food consumption. prepro-orexin mRNA level is up-regulated upon fasting, suggesting a physiological role for the peptides as mediators in the central feedback mechanism that regulates feeding behavior.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0092-8674
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
92
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
573-85
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9491897-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-Fasting, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-Feeding Behavior, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-GTP-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-Hypothalamus, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-Neuropeptides, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-Protein Precursors, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-Rabbits, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-Receptors, Neuropeptide, pubmed-meshheading:9491897-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Orexins and orexin receptors: a family of hypothalamic neuropeptides and G protein-coupled receptors that regulate feeding behavior.
pubmed:affiliation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 75235-9050, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't