| Gene Symbol |
VGF
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| Entrez Gene |
7425
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| Alt Symbol |
SCG7, SgVII
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
VGF nerve growth factor inducible
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| Other Description |
neuro-endocrine specific protein VGF|neurosecretory protein VGF
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| Swissprots |
O15240 Q9UDW8
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| Accessions |
AAD45830 CAA73210 CBX47485 EAW50201 O15240 AK225839 BC006217 BC036537 BC044212 AAH44212 BC063835 AAH63835 XM_005250561 XP_005250618 XM_011516548 XP_011514850 XM_011516549 XP_011514851 NM_003378 NP_003369
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| Function |
Antimicrobial peptide VGF[554-577]: Has bactericidal activity against M. luteus, and antifungal activity against P. Pastoris.
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| Subcellular Location |
Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19194657}. Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19194657}. Note=Stored in secretory vesicles and then secreted, NERP peptides colocalize with vasopressin in the storage granules of hypothalamus.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Central and peripheral nervous systems, synthesized exclusively in neuronal and neuroendocrine cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19194657}.
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