| Gene Symbol |
NPY
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| Entrez Gene |
4852
|
| Alt Symbol |
PYY4
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
|
| Description |
neuropeptide Y
|
| Other Description |
prepro-neuropeptide Y|pro-neuropeptide Y
|
| Swissprots |
P01303
|
| Accessions |
AAA59945 AAQ96843 EAL24248 EAW93807 P01303 AI198311 AK312156 BAG35090 BC029497 AAH29497 DQ893335 ABM84261 DQ896651 ABM87650 K01911 AAA59944 M15789 AAA59946 NM_000905 NP_000896
|
| Function |
NPY is implicated in the control of feeding and in secretion of gonadotrophin-release hormone.
|
| Subcellular Location |
Secreted.
|
| Tissue Specificity |
One of the most abundant peptides in the nervous system. Also found in some chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla.
|
| Top Pathways |
Adipocytokine signaling pathway, Alcoholism, cAMP signaling pathway
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