gastric inhibitory polypeptide; glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP)

Function

• potent stimulator of insulin secretion
• relatively poor inhibitor of gastric acid secretion

Structure

belongs to the glucagon family

Compartment

secreted

More general terms

• secretin family peptide
• gastrointestinal hormone
• human longevity protein

Additional terms

• gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptor; GIP receptor; GIP-R; glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor (GIPR)

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=2695
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:2695
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/137240
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P09681.html