Neurokinin A
| TAC1 tachykinin, precursor 1 | |||||||
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| Solution structure of the tachykinin peptide Neurokinin A in the presence of micelles. | |||||||
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| Symbol | TAC1 | ||||||
| Alt. symbols | TAC2, NKNA | ||||||
| NCBI gene | 6863 | ||||||
| HGNC | 11517 | ||||||
| OMIM | 162320 | ||||||
| RefSeq | NM_013998 | ||||||
| UniProt | P20366 | ||||||
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| Locus | Chr. 7 q21-q22 | ||||||
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| MeSH | Neurokinin+A | 
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| Properties | |
| C50H80N14O14S | |
| Molar mass | 1133.32 | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Neurokinin A (NKA), formerly known as Substance K, is a neurologically active peptide translated from the pre-protachykinin gene. Neurokinin A has many excitatory effects on mammalian nervous systems and is also influential on the mammalian inflammatory and pain responses.