| Protein Name | agouti related neuropeptide |
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| Organism | Rattus norvegicus |
| Gene ID | 25582 |
| Gene Symbol | Agrp |
| UniProt | F1MAG1 (F1MAG1_RAT) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 97 |
Description |
agouti related neuropeptide |
| Gene Summary |
Predicted to enable neuropeptide hormone activity and type 1 melanocortin receptor binding activity. Involved in several processes, including adult feeding behavior; neuropeptide signaling pathway; and positive regulation of feeding behavior. Located in extracellular space and neuronal cell body. Biomarker of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Orthologous to human AGRP (agouti related neuropeptide). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022] |
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