Cholecystokinin

Cholecystokinin (CCK or CCK-PZ; from Greek chole, "bile"; cysto, "sac"; kinin, "move"; hence, move the bile-sac (gallbladder)) is a peptide hormone of the gastrointestinal system responsible for stimulating the digestion of fat and protein. Cholecystokinin, formerly called pancreozymin, is synthesized and secreted by enteroendocrine cells in the duodenum, the first segment of the small intestine. Its presence causes the release of digestive enzymes and bile from the pancreas and gallbladder, respectively, and also acts as a hunger suppressant.

CCK
Identifiers
AliasesCCK, cholecystokinin
External IDsOMIM: 118440 MGI: 88297 HomoloGene: 583 GeneCards: CCK
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

885

12424

Ensembl

ENSG00000187094

ENSMUSG00000032532

UniProt

P06307

P09240

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000729
NM_001174138

NM_031161
NM_001284508

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000720
NP_001167609

NP_001271437
NP_112438

Location (UCSC)Chr 3: 42.26 – 42.27 MbChr 9: 121.32 – 121.32 Mb
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