NPW

This article is about a human gene. For net present worth, see Net present value.

NPW is a gene that in humans encodes Neuropeptide W protein.^[5][6][7]

NPW
Identifiers
Aliases	NPW, L8, L8C, PPL8, PPneuropeptide W
External IDs	OMIM: 607997; MGI: 2685781; HomoloGene: 17727; GeneCards: NPW; OMA:NPW - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 16 (human)[1] Band 16p13.3 Start 2,009,926 bp[1] End 2,020,755 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 17 (mouse)[2] Band 17|17 A3.3 Start 24,876,304 bp[2] End 24,877,431 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in testicle decidua right lobe of liver gonad stromal cell of endometrium pituitary gland anterior pituitary olfactory zone of nasal mucosa skin of abdomen skin of leg Top expressed in embryo lung embryo morula epiblast stomach uterus pancreas spleen superior frontal gyrus More reference expression data BioGPS n/a
Gene ontology Molecular function protein binding G protein-coupled receptor binding Cellular component extracellular region Biological process neuropeptide signaling pathway feeding behavior G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 283869 381073 Ensembl ENSG00000183971 ENSMUSG00000071230 UniProt Q8N729 Q3V2F0 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001099456 NM_001099664 RefSeq (protein) NP_001092926 NP_001093134 Location (UCSC) Chr 16: 2.01 – 2.02 Mb Chr 17: 24.88 – 24.88 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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Neuropeptide W (NPW) is an endogenous peptide ligand for GPR8 (MIM 600731), a G protein-coupled receptor.[supplied by OMIM]^[7]