Protein Name natriuretic peptide B
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID 25105
Gene Symbol

Nppb

UniProt P13205 (ANFB_RAT)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 384
Total Number of Articles : 453
Description

natriuretic peptide B

Gene Summary

Enables hormone activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to mechanical stimulus; negative regulation of cell population proliferation; and positive regulation of collecting lymphatic vessel constriction. Located in extracellular space and perinuclear region of cytoplasm. Used to study hypertension; hypertensive heart disease; myocardial infarction; polycystic kidney disease; and proteinuria. Biomarker of several diseases, including artery disease (multiple); heart disease (multiple); hyperhomocysteinemia; obesity; and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in atherosclerosis; hypertension; myocardial infarction; obesity; and systolic heart failure. Orthologous to human NPPB (natriuretic peptide B). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

synonyms
  • natriuretic peptides B
  • Brain natriuretic factor
  • brain natriuretic factor prohormone
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