PENK cDNA ORF clone, Homo sapiens(human)
Gene Symbol | PENK |
Entrez Gene ID | 5179 |
Full Name | proenkephalin |
Synonyms | PE,PENK-A |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Homo sapiens(human) |
Genome | |
Summary | This gene encodes a preproprotein that is proteolytically processed to generate multiple protein products. These products include the pentapeptide opioids Met-enkephalin and Leu-enkephalin, which are stored in synaptic vesicles, then released into the synapse where they bind to mu- and delta-opioid receptors to modulate the perception of pain. Other non-opioid cleavage products may function in distinct biological activities. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2015]. |
Disorder MIM: |
mRNA and Protein(s)
mRNA | Protein | Name |
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NM_001135690.3 | NP_001129162.1 | proenkephalin-A preproprotein |
NM_001135690.2 | NP_001129162.1 | proenkephalin-A preproprotein |

Mus musculus (house mouse) | Penk | NP_001002927.1 |
Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) | Penk | NP_058835.1 |
Danio rerio (zebrafish) | penka | NP_956377.1 |
Gallus gallus (chicken) | PENK | XP_419213.1 |
Xenopus tropicalis (tropical clawed frog) | penk | NP_001015744.2 |
Homo sapiens (human) | PENK | NP_006202.1 |
Pan troglodytes (chimpanzee) | PENK | XP_001155627.1 |
LOC696649 | XP_002808525.1 | |
Canis lupus familiaris (dog) | PENK | XP_003640059.2 |
Bos taurus (cattle) | PENK | NP_776566.1 |

Related articles in PubMed
Elevation of Proenkephalin 143-183 in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Moyamoya Disease.
Yokoyama K, Maruwaka M, Yoshikawa K, Araki Y, Okamoto S, Sumitomo M, Kawamura A, Sakamoto Y, Shimizu K, Izumi T, Wakabayashi T
World neurosurgery109e446-e459(2018 Jan)
The effects of different exercise training modalities on plasma proenkephalin Peptide F in women.
DuPont WH, Kraemer WJ, Nindl BC, Lee EC, Fragala MS, Hatfield DL, Caldwell LK, Post EM, Beeler MK, Volek JS, Maresh CM
Peptides9126-32(2017 May)
Endogenous opioids contribute to insensitivity to pain in humans and mice lacking sodium channel Nav1.7.
Minett MS, Pereira V, Sikandar S, Matsuyama A, Lolignier S, Kanellopoulos AH, Mancini F, Iannetti GD, Bogdanov YD, Santana-Varela S, Millet Q, Baskozos G, MacAllister R, Cox JJ, Zhao J, Wood JN
Nature communications68967(2015 Dec)
GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions What's a GeneRIF?
The concentration of PENK 143-183 was significantly greater in patients with Moyamoya disease (MMD) than control patients and decreased in an age-dependent manner in MMD.
Title: Elevation of Proenkephalin 143-183 in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Moyamoya Disease.
Nav1.7 deletion has profound effects on gene expression, leading to an upregulation of enkephalin precursor Penk mRNA and met-enkephalin protein in sensory neurons.
Title: Endogenous opioids contribute to insensitivity to pain in humans and mice lacking sodium channel Nav1.7.
The PENK polymorphism-and potentially opioid neurotransmission more generally-modulates functioning and structural integrity of brain regions.
Title: Effects of an opioid (proenkephalin) polymorphism on neural response to errors in health and cocaine use disorder.
BSP demonstrated that emodin, to a certain degree, affected the demethylation of tumor-suppressor genes P16, RASSF1A, and ppENK in the pancreatic cancer cell line PANC-1.
Title: Effects of emodin on the demethylation of tumor-suppressor genes in pancreatic cancer PANC-1 cells.
Serum PENK-A levels were not associated with all-cause mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and its association with cardiovascular mortality was strongly attenuated after accounting for all traditional risk factors.
Title: Serum Proenkephalin A Levels and Mortality After Long-Term Follow-Up in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (ZODIAC-32).
The following PENK gene cDNA ORF clone sequences were retrieved from the NCBI Reference Sequence Database (RefSeq). These sequences represent the protein coding region of the PENK cDNA ORF which is encoded by the open reading frame (ORF) sequence. ORF sequences can be delivered in our standard vector, pcDNA3.1+/C-(K)DYK or the vector of your choice as an expression/transfection-ready ORF clone. Not the clone you want? Click here to find your clone.
CloneID | OHu23531 | |
Clone ID Related Accession (Same CDS sequence) | NM_001135690.3 , NM_001135690.2 | |
Accession Version | NM_001135690.3 Latest version! | Documents for ORF clone product in default vector |
Sequence Information | ORF Nucleotide Sequence (Length: 804bp) Protein sequence SNP |
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Vector | pcDNA3.1+/C-(K)DYK or customized vector | ![]() |
Clone information | Clone Map | ![]() |
Tag on pcDNA3.1+/C-(K)DYK | C terminal DYKDDDDK tags | |
ORF Insert Method | CloneEZ™ Seamless cloning technology | |
Insert Structure | linear | |
Update Date | 2019-08-07 | |
Organism | Homo sapiens(human) | |
Product | proenkephalin-A preproprotein | |
Comment | Comment: REVIEWED REFSEQ: This record has been curated by NCBI staff. The reference sequence was derived from AK314908.1 and BI496610.1. On Nov 24, 2018 this sequence version replaced NM_001135690.2. Publication Note: This RefSeq record includes a subset of the publications that are available for this gene. Please see the Gene record to access additional publications. ##Evidence-Data-START## Transcript exon combination :: SRR5189667.173079.1, SRR1660805.88477.1 [ECO:0000332] RNAseq introns :: mixed/partial sample support SAMEA1965299, SAMEA1966682 [ECO:0000350] ##Evidence-Data-END## ##RefSeq-Attributes-START## MANE Ensembl match :: ENST00000451791.7/ ENSP00000400894.2 RefSeq Select criteria :: based on single protein-coding transcript ##RefSeq-Attributes-END## COMPLETENESS: full length. |
1 | ATGGCGCGGT TCCTGACACT TTGCACTTGG CTGCTGTTGC TCGGCCCCGG GCTCCTGGCG |
The stop codons will be deleted if pcDNA3.1+/C-(K)DYK vector is selected.
RefSeq | NP_001129162.1 |
CDS | 133..936 |
Translation |

Target ORF information:
Target ORF information:
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ORF Insert Sequence:
1 | ATGGCGCGGT TCCTGACACT TTGCACTTGG CTGCTGTTGC TCGGCCCCGG GCTCCTGGCG |
The stop codons will be deleted if pcDNA3.1+/C-(K)DYK vector is selected.
CloneID | OHu23531 | |
Clone ID Related Accession (Same CDS sequence) | NM_001135690.3 , NM_001135690.2 | |
Accession Version | NM_001135690.2 | Documents for ORF clone product in default vector |
Sequence Information | ORF Nucleotide Sequence (Length: 804bp) Protein sequence SNP |
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Vector | pcDNA3.1+/C-(K)DYK or customized vector | ![]() |
Clone information | Clone Map | ![]() |
Tag on pcDNA3.1+/C-(K)DYK | C terminal DYKDDDDK tags | |
ORF Insert Method | CloneEZ™ Seamless cloning technology | |
Insert Structure | linear | |
Update Date | 2017-12-31 | |
Organism | Homo sapiens(human) | |
Product | proenkephalin-A preproprotein | |
Comment | Comment: REVIEWED REFSEQ: This record has been curated by NCBI staff. The reference sequence was derived from BP370091.1, DB496514.1, AK314908.1 and BI496610.1. On Jul 21, 2015 this sequence version replaced NM_001135690.1. Publication Note: This RefSeq record includes a subset of the publications that are available for this gene. Please see the Gene record to access additional publications. ##Evidence-Data-START## Transcript exon combination :: SRR1660805.88477.1, ERR279837.3641.1 [ECO:0000332] RNAseq introns :: mixed/partial sample support SAMEA1965299, SAMEA1966682 [ECO:0000350] ##Evidence-Data-END## COMPLETENESS: complete on the 3' end. |
1 | ATGGCGCGGT TCCTGACACT TTGCACTTGG CTGCTGTTGC TCGGCCCCGG GCTCCTGGCG |
The stop codons will be deleted if pcDNA3.1+/C-(K)DYK vector is selected.
RefSeq | NP_001129162.1 |
CDS | 226..1029 |
Translation |

Target ORF information:
Target ORF information:
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ORF Insert Sequence:
1 | ATGGCGCGGT TCCTGACACT TTGCACTTGG CTGCTGTTGC TCGGCCCCGG GCTCCTGGCG |
The stop codons will be deleted if pcDNA3.1+/C-(K)DYK vector is selected.
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Elevation of Proenkephalin 143-183 in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Moyamoya Disease. |
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The effects of different exercise training modalities on plasma proenkephalin Peptide F in women. |
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Endogenous opioids contribute to insensitivity to pain in humans and mice lacking sodium channel Nav1.7. |