Protein Name vasoactive intestinal peptide
Organism Danio rerio
Gene ID 795653
Gene Symbol

vip

UniProt B8JIU2 (B8JIU2_DANRE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 3
Total Number of Articles : 3
Description

vasoactive intestinal peptide

Gene Summary

Enables hormone activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway; androgen biosynthetic process; and male mating behavior. Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Predicted to be active in neuron projection. Is expressed in several structures, including Leydig cell; brain; female organism; gonad; and swim bladder. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in alcohol use disorder and pulmonary sarcoidosis. Orthologous to human VIP (vasoactive intestinal peptide). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • VIP peptides
  • PHI
  • histidine-isoleucine/vasoactive intestinal polypeptide
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Properties