NPW

NPW is a gene that in humans encodes Neuropeptide W protein.[5][6][7]

NPW
Identifiers
AliasesNPW, L8, L8C, PPL8, PPneuropeptide W
External IDsOMIM: 607997 MGI: 2685781 HomoloGene: 17727 GeneCards: NPW
Gene location (Human)
Chr.Chromosome 16 (human)[1]
Band16p13.3Start2,009,926 bp[1]
End2,020,755 bp[1]
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

283869

381073

Ensembl

ENSG00000183971

ENSMUSG00000071230

UniProt

Q8N729

n/a

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001099456

NM_001099664

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001092926

n/a

Location (UCSC)Chr 16: 2.01 – 2.02 MbChr 17: 24.66 – 24.66 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Neuropeptide W (NPW) is an endogenous peptide ligand for GPR8 (MIM 600731), a G protein-coupled receptor.[supplied by OMIM][7]

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000183971 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000071230 - 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. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. "Entrez Gene: NPW neuropeptide W".

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