prodynorphin|The protein encoded by this gene is a preproprotein that is proteolytically processed to form the secreted opioid peptides beta-neoendorphin, dynorphin, leu-enkephalin, rimorphin, and leumorphin. These peptides are ligands for the kappa-type of opioid receptor. Dynorphin is involved in modulating responses to several psychoactive substances, including cocaine. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2010] (NCBI Entrez Gene Database, 5173)
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10 genes co-occuring with the biological term pdyn in literature-supported statements describing functions of genes from the GeneRIF Biological Term Annotations dataset.
