| Protein Name | neuromedin U |
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| Organism | Mus musculus |
| Gene ID | 56183 |
| Gene Symbol | Nmu |
| UniProt | Q9QXK8 (NMU_MOUSE), Q059S5 (Q059S5_MOUSE) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 37 |
Description |
neuromedin U |
| Gene Summary |
Predicted to enable type 1 neuromedin U receptor binding activity and type 2 neuromedin U receptor binding activity. Involved in several processes, including energy homeostasis; regulation of feeding behavior; and regulation of grooming behavior. Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Predicted to be active in terminal bouton. Is expressed in spinal cord; stomach; and testis. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in obesity. Orthologous to human NMU (neuromedin U). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025] |
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