Posredstvom hipofiznog adenilat ciklazno aktivirajućeg polipeptidnog receptor tipa I, ovaj polipeptid stimuliše adenilat ciklazu i naknadno povišava nivoe cAMP u ciljnim ćelijama. Adenilat ciklazno aktivirajući peptid 1 nije samo hipofiziotropni hormon, nego takođe funkcioniše kao neurotransmiter i neuromodulator. Osim toga on učestvuje u parakrinoj i autokrinoj regulacije pojedinih tipova ćelija. Ovaj gen se sastoji of pet eksona. Eksoni 1 i 2 kodiraju 5' UTR i signalni peptid, respektivno; ekson 4 kodira peptid srodan adenilat ciklazno aktivirajućem polipeptidu; i ekson 5 kodira maturisani peptid i 3' UTR. Ovaj gen kodira tri različita peptida, uključujući dva izotipa: kratku i dugačku formu.[2]
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