NPW

Neuropeptide W
Identifiers
Symbols NPW ; L8; L8C; PPL8; PPNPW
External IDs OMIM: 607997 MGI: 2685781 HomoloGene: 17727 GeneCards: NPW Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 283869 381073
Ensembl ENSG00000183971 ENSMUSG00000071230
UniProt Q8N729 Q3V2F0
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001099456 NM_001099664
RefSeq (protein) NP_001092926 NP_001093134
Location (UCSC) Chr 16:
2.01 – 2.02 Mb
Chr 17:
24.66 – 24.66 Mb
PubMed search

Neuropeptide W is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NPW gene.[1][2][3]

Neuropeptide W (NPW) is an endogenous peptide ligand for GPR8 (MIM 600731), a G protein-coupled receptor.[supplied by OMIM][3]

References

  1. Fujii R, Yoshida H, Fukusumi S, Habata Y, Hosoya M, Kawamata Y, Yano T, Hinuma S, Kitada C, Asami T, Mori M, Fujisawa Y, Fujino M (Sep 2002). "Identification of a neuropeptide modified with bromine as an endogenous ligand for GPR7". J Biol Chem 277 (37): 34010–6. doi:10.1074/jbc.M205883200. PMID 12118011.
  2. Brezillon S, Lannoy V, Franssen JD, Le Poul E, Dupriez V, Lucchetti J, Detheux M, Parmentier M (Jan 2003). "Identification of natural ligands for the orphan G protein-coupled receptors GPR7 and GPR8". J Biol Chem 278 (2): 776–83. doi:10.1074/jbc.M206396200. PMID 12401809.
  3. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: NPW neuropeptide W".

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