PYY Antibody Blocking Peptide(

Metabolism > Types of disease > Obesity

Neuroscience > Neurotransmitter > Neuropeptides > Hormones

Peptide tyrosine tyrosine (PYY) was originally isolated from porcine gut, which exhibits striking sequence homology with members of the pancreatic polypeptide family, including neuropeptide tyrosine (NPY). The peptide is localized to enteroglucagon containing (L/EG) and pancreatic (A) cells in many mammalian and non-mammalian species. PYY gene expression is upregulated by various growth factors, including growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor and the physiological effects of PYY are mediated by G-protein (G alpha i2) coupled Y-type receptors (‘Y2 receptors of a PYY preferring subtype’). Various actions have been reported for PYY, including the inhibition of upper intestinal and exocrine pancreatic secretion, small intestinal water flux and as the mediator for the fat-induced ileal brake. Recently, the infusion of normal postprandial concentrations of PYY[3-36] into human volunteers has been shown to significantly decrease appetite and reduce food intake, possibly via Y2R in the arcuate nucleus. Immunohistochemical studies on mice have shown that PYY is the earliest detectable peptide in both pancreatic islets and colonic endocrine cells which suggest that PYY may be a useful marker for endocrine progenitor cells.

This gene encodes a member of the neuropeptide Y (NPY) family of peptides. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate two alternative peptide products that differ in length by three amino acids. These peptides, secreted by endocrine cells in the gut, exhibit different binding affinities for each of the neuropeptide Y receptors. Binding of the encoded peptides to these receptors mediates regulation of pancreatic secretion, gut mobility and energy homeostasis. Rare variations in this gene could increase susceptibility to obesity and elevated serum levels of the encoded peptides may be associated with anorexia nervosa. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2016]