Protein Name CART prepropeptide
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID 29131
Gene Symbol

Cartpt

UniProt P49192 (CART_RAT)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 156
Total Number of Articles : 216
Description

CART prepropeptide

Gene Summary

Predicted to enable neuropeptide hormone activity. Involved in several processes, including adult feeding behavior; circadian regulation of gene expression; and regulation of peptide hormone secretion. Located in extracellular space. Biomarker of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in obesity. Orthologous to human CARTPT (CART prepropeptide). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

synonyms
  • cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript protein
  • cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript
  • Cart
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Properties