Gene: [01p36/CORT] cortistatin;
SUM |
Cortistatin is a 14-residue putative neuropeptide with strong structural similarity to somatostatin (GEM:03q28/SST) and is expressed predominantly in cortical GABAergic interneurons. Administration of cortistatin into the brain ventricles of rats specifically enhances slow-wave sleep, presumably by antagonizing the effects of acetylcholine on cortical excitability (de Lecea-1997)." |
REF |
COD,SEQ,EVO,LOC "de Lecea L &: Genomics, 42, 499-506, 1997 CLO,SEQ "Fukusumi S &: BBRC, 232, 157-163, 1997 |
KEY |
neu |
CLA |
coding, basic |
LOC |
01 p36 |
MIM |
MIM: 602784 |