Also known as L8C, PPL8, L8, PPNPW, neuropeptide W
NPW is a gene that in humans encodes Neuropeptide W protein.
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It is catalogued under the topic Genes on human chromosome 16.
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Gene data
NPW- Name
- neuropeptide W
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 2,009,926–2,020,755 (+)
- Aliases
- L8, L8C, PPL8, PPNPW
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000183971
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_001099456.3
- RefSeq protein
- NP_001092926.2
The product of this gene is processed into 23- and 30-amino acid neuropeptides that bind and activate two G-protein coupled receptors in the central nervous system. The neuropeptides have been shown to enhance cortisol secretion from adrenal cells through the adenylate cyclase/protein kinase A signaling cascade. The preproprotein is translated using a non-AUG initiation codon that is inferred from analyses of the mouse ortholog. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
Gene Ontology
Biological process
Molecular function
Cellular component
Pathways
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
neuropeptide W
- Symbol
- NPW
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 16:2,009,926-2,020,755
- Strand
- Forward (+)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gene
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- HomoloGene ID
- 17727
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/283869
- genomic end
- 2070756
- genomic start
- 2059927
- chromosome
- human chromosome 16
- cytogenetic location
- 16p13.3
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Encyclopedic overview
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- References
- Further reading
NPW is a gene that in humans encodes Neuropeptide W protein.
Neuropeptide W (NPW) is an endogenous peptide ligand for GPR8 (MIM 600731), a G protein-coupled receptor.[supplied by OMIM]
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NPW” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.