NPTX1

Neuronal pentraxin-1 (NP1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NPTX1 gene.[5][6]

NPTX1
Identifiers
AliasesNPTX1, NP1, neuronal pentraxin 1
External IDsOMIM: 602367 MGI: 107811 HomoloGene: 1891 GeneCards: NPTX1
Gene location (Human)
Chr.Chromosome 17 (human)[1]
Band17q25.3Start80,466,834 bp[1]
End80,477,843 bp[1]
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

4884

18164

Ensembl

ENSG00000171246

ENSMUSG00000025582

UniProt

Q15818

Q62443

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_002522

NM_008730

RefSeq (protein)

NP_002513

NP_032756

Location (UCSC)Chr 17: 80.47 – 80.48 MbChr 11: 119.54 – 119.55 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
View/Edit HumanView/Edit Mouse

Function

NPTX1 is a member of the neuronal pentraxin gene family. Neuronal pentraxin 1 is similar to the rat NP1 gene which encodes a binding protein for the snake venom toxin taipoxin. Human NPTX1 mRNA is exclusively localized to the nervous system.[6]

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000171246 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000025582 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Omeis IA, Hsu YC, Perin MS (September 1996). "Mouse and human neuronal pentraxin 1 (NPTX1): conservation, genomic structure, and chromosomal localization". Genomics. 36 (3): 543–5. doi:10.1006/geno.1996.0503. PMID 8884281.
  6. "Entrez Gene: neuronal pentraxin I".

Further reading

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