amylin   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 687

Abbreviated name: AMY
Comment: Amylin acts as an appetite suppressor.

Novo Nordisk have a long-acting amylin mimetic (cagrilintide, AM833) in clinical trials with and without semaglutide. AM833 is intended as a treatment for obesity. In the trials it is administered subcutaneously, once-weekly.
Species: Human
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Classification Click here for help
Compound class Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Ligand families/groups Neuropeptides
Gene/Precursor Click here for help
Gene symbol Gene name Species Precursor protein name Synonyms
IAPP islet amyloid polypeptide Human pre-pro-IAPP DAP, IAP
Database Links Click here for help
Specialist databases
GPCRdb Ligand amylin
Other databases
CAS Registry No. 122384-88-7 (Hs)
Ensembl Gene ENSG00000121351 (Hs)
Entrez Gene 3375 (Hs)
GtoPdb PubChem SID 135651612
Human Protein Atlas ENSG00000121351 (Hs)
UniProtKB P10997 (Hs)
Wikipedia Amylin