| Gene Symbol |
INSL5
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| Entrez Gene |
10022
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| Alt Symbol |
PRO182, UNQ156
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
insulin-like 5
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| Other Description |
insulin-like peptide 5|insulin-like peptide INSL5|prepro-INSL5
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| Swissprots |
Q3MIY4 Q9Y5Q6 Q5VYD8
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| Accessions |
EAX06516 Q9Y5Q6 AF133816 AAD29686 AY359030 AAQ89389 BC101646 AAI01647 BC101648 AAI01649 NM_005478 NP_005469
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| Function |
May have a role in gut contractility or in thymic development and regulation. Activates RXFP4 with high potency and appears to be the endogenous ligand for this receptor.
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| Subcellular Location |
Secreted.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Highly expressed in rectum with lower levels in uterus and ascending and descending colon. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10458910}.
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