Protein Name peptide YY
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 217212
Gene Symbol

Pyy

UniProt Q9EPS2 (PYY_MOUSE), H3BK86 (H3BK86_MOUSE), Q3V334 (Q3V334_MOUSE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 76
Total Number of Articles : 70
Description

peptide YY

Gene Summary

Enables neuropeptide hormone activity. Acts upstream of or within eating behavior. Located in extracellular space. Is expressed in brain and gut. Orthologous to several human genes including PYY (peptide YY). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • peptide YY
  • Peptide tyrosine tyrosine
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Properties