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    Agouti-signaling protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ASIP gene. It is responsible for the distribution of melanin pigment in mammals...
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  • The agouti gene, the Agouti-signaling protein (ASIP) is responsible for variations in color in many species. Agouti works with extension to regulate the...
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    pseudoagouti. Agouti, an animal of order Rodentia it was named after Agouti-signaling protein, the protein encoded by the agouti (ASIP) gene Agouti coloration...
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    Agouti-related protein (AgRP), also called agouti-related peptide, is a neuropeptide produced in the brain by the AgRP/NPY neuron. It is synthesized in...
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    molecule called the agouti-signaling protein, or ASIP. This molecule interacts with MC1R, the receptor coded by extension, to block the signal for black pigment...
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    the hair shaft. The Agouti gene, with its dominant A allele and recessive a allele, controls the coding for agouti signaling protein (ASIP; Q865F0). The...
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    Legrand, Romain; Tiret, Laurent (2015). "A missense mutation in the agouti signaling protein gene (ASIP) is associated with the no light points coat phenotype...
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  • Cuniculus, formerly Agouti Agouti (coloration), fur coloration in which each hair has alternating dark and light bands Agouti-signalling protein or ASIP, a circulating...
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    among Holland Lops, produces a dark orange color known as ASIP or Agouti Signaling Protein. This color is distinct from the normal light orange color. The...
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    absence is mediated by agouti signalling protein, which antagonizes melanocortin 1 receptor. Loss of function of agouti signalling protein can permit unmediated...
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