Gastrin

Gastrin is a peptide hormone that stimulates secretion of gastric acid (HCl) by the parietal cells of the stomach and aids in gastric motility. It is released by G cells in the pyloric antrum of the stomach, duodenum, and the pancreas.

GAST
Identifiers
AliasesGAST, GAS, gastrin
External IDsOMIM: 137250 MGI: 104768 HomoloGene: 628 GeneCards: GAST
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

2520

14459

Ensembl

ENSG00000184502

ENSMUSG00000017165

UniProt

P01350

P48757

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000805

NM_010257

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000796

NP_034387

Location (UCSC)Chr 17: 41.71 – 41.72 MbChr 11: 100.23 – 100.23 Mb
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Gastrin
Identifiers
SymbolGastrin
PfamPF00918
InterProIPR001651
PROSITEPDOC00232
Available protein structures:
Pfam  structures / ECOD  
PDBRCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj
PDBsumstructure summary

Gastrin binds to cholecystokinin B receptors to stimulate the release of histamines in enterochromaffin-like cells, and it induces the insertion of K+/H+ ATPase pumps into the apical membrane of parietal cells (which in turn increases H+ release into the stomach cavity). Its release is stimulated by peptides in the lumen of the stomach.

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