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SMIM20
Introduction
Small integral membrane protein (SMIM) 20 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SMIM20 gene.[1] SMIM20 acts as a prohormone to the peptide hormone phoenixin which was discovered for the first time in 2013 in rodent sensory ganglia.[2]
References
References
- ↑ “Entrez Gene: Small integral membrane protein 20”. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ↑ Neuroscience. 2013 Oct 10;250:622-31. doi: 10.1016