Serotonin

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Serotonin
Substrate peptide name Serotonin
Synonyms 5-HT, 5-hydroxi-triptamine
Determination type In vivo
Source Bos taurus

Rattus norvegicus

Subcellular localization Extracellular; secreted signal molecule
Swissprot ID -
Reactive glutamines Not determined yet
Reactive lysines Not determined yet
Substrate sequence
Structure
Surface accessibility
Disorder prediction
Reference PMID:17142836

PMID:19479059

Notes 5-HT covalently modifies proteins integral to contractility and the cytoskeleton (ex. alpha-actin). Serotonilation of proteins suggest new mechanisms of action for 5-HT in vascular smooth muscle and consideration for intracellular effects of primary amines.