Dendroaspis natriuretic peptide (DNP) is a 38-residue peptide
and a member of natriuretic peptide family.
It is structurally similar to the
atrial natriuretic peptide
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) or atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) is a natriuretic peptide hormone secreted from the cardiac atria that in humans is encoded by the NPPA gene. Natriuretic peptides (ANP, BNP, and CNP) are a family of hormone/p ...
(ANP),
brain natriuretic peptide
Brain natriuretic peptide 32 (BNP), also known as B-type natriuretic peptide, is a hormone secreted by cardiomyocytes in the heart ventricles in response to stretching caused by increased ventricular blood volume. Along with NT-proBNP, BNP is one ...
(BNP), and
C-type natriuretic peptide
Natriuretic peptide precursor C, also known as NPPC, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''NPPC'' gene. The precursor NPPC protein is cleaved to the 22 amino acid peptide C-type natriuretic peptide (''CNP'').
Function
Natriuretic pe ...
(CNP) and possesses biologic properties similar to these natriuretic peptides.
DNP was originally isolated from the
venom
Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved ''venom apparatus'', such as fangs or a st ...
of the
green mamba snake (''Dendroaspis angusticeps''),
from which its name is derived.
References
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Peptides
Snakes