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Identification of the Acyltransferase that Octanoylates Ghrelin, an Appetite-Stimulating Peptide Hormone

Jing Yang, Michael S. Brown, Guosheng Liang, Nick V. Grishin, Joseph L. Goldstein

Cell · 2008 · 1.2K citations · 26 references

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Ghrelin is a growth-hormone-releasing acylated peptide from stomach

Masayasu Kojima, Hiroshi Hosoda, Yukari Date et al. · Nature · 1999 · 8.5K citations

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A Preprandial Rise in Plasma Ghrelin Levels Suggests a Role in Meal Initiation in Humans

David E. Cummings, Jonathan Q. Purnell, R. Scott Frayo et al. · Diabetes · 2001 · 2.9K citations · Full text

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Ghrelin Enhances Appetite and Increases Food Intake in Humans

Alison Wren, Leighton Seal, Mark A. Cohen et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2001 · 2.4K citations · Full text

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Wnt proteins are lipid-modified and can act as stem cell growth factors

Karl Willert, Jeffrey D. Brown, Esther Danenberg et al. · Nature · 2003 · 2.3K citations

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Ghrelin, a Novel Growth Hormone-Releasing Acylated Peptide, Is Synthesized in a Distinct Endocrine Cell Type in the Gastrointestinal Tracts of Rats and Humans<sup>1</sup>

Yukari Date, Masayasu Kojima, Hiroshi Hosoda et al. · Endocrinology · 2000 · 1.8K citations

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