neuromedin-U; contains: neuromedin-U-25; NmU-25 (NMU)

Function

• stimulates muscle contractions of specific regions of the gastrointestinal tract
• in humans, NmU stimulates contractions of the ileum & urinary bladder

Structure

belongs to the NmU family

Compartment

secreted

Expression

• expressed throughout the enteric nervous system
• highest levels being found in the jejunum

More general terms

• neuropeptide

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=10874
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:10874
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/605103
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P48645.html