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World J Biol Chem. Jun 26, 2011; 2(6): 146-160
Published online Jun 26, 2011. doi: 10.4331/wjbc.v2.i6.146
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Figure 2 Molecular biology of vasoactive intestinal peptide. A: Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) is transcribed from a gene consisting of 7 exons and translated into a 170 amino acid prepropeptide that produces at least two biologically active peptides as shown; B: The amino acid comparison between pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP)27 and VIP with bold letters representing identical amino acids between peptides, and asterisks indicating amino acid differences.