Protein Name VGF nerve growth factor inducible
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID 29461
Gene Symbol

Vgf

UniProt P20156 (VGF_RAT), F1LP80 (F1LP80_RAT)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 42
Total Number of Articles : 33
Description

VGF nerve growth factor inducible

Gene Summary

Predicted to enable neuropeptide hormone activity. Involved in regulation of neuronal synaptic plasticity and synaptic signaling via neuropeptide. Located in neuronal cell body. Is active in glutamatergic synapse. Orthologous to human VGF (VGF nerve growth factor inducible). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • neurosecretory protein VGF
  • VGF8a protein
  • neurosecretory protein VGF-like
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Properties