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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2006, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (2): 121-125.

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Bioactivity and function of BAM22

CAI Mei-fang, HONG Yan-guo   

  1. School of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University , Fuzhou 350007 , Fujian , China
  • Received:2005-12-01 Revised:2006-01-10 Online:2006-02-06 Published:2020-10-26

Abstract: BAM22( Bovine adrenal medulla 22) is a peptide with 22 amino acids that is one of the cleavage products of proenkephalin A,-the precursor of Leu-and Met-enkephalin .It binds to μ-、δ-and κ-opioid receptors with a high affinity, and this binding is naloxone-displace- able .The BAM22 peptide exhibits opioid activities.It has been found recently that BAM22 also displays an affinity to novel “ orphan” G-protein-coupled receptors, named the sensory neuron-specific receptor ( SNSR) .The fact that SNSR is uniquely localized in the small sensory neu- rons of dorsal root ganglion renews interest for studying the peptide .The bioactivity and functions of BAM22 were re- viewed in this article.

Key words: BAM22 , opioid receptors , SNSR , opioid activities , non-opioid activities

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