SPXN_HUMAN Q9BT56
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UniProt:Q9BT56
Recommended name:Spexin
EC number:
Alternative names:(NPQ) (Neuropeptide Q) (Spexin hormone)
Cleaved into:Spexin-1; Spexin-2 (NPQ 53-70)
GeneID:80763
Gene names (primary ):SPX
Gene names (synonym ):C12orf39
Gene names (ORF ):
Length:116
Mass:13302
Sequence:MKGLRSLAATTLALFLVFVFLGNSSCAPQRLLERRNWTPQAMLYLKGAQGRRFISDQSRRKDLSDRPLPERRSPNPQLLTIPEAATILLASLQKSPEDEEKNFDQTRFLEDSLLNW
Tissue specificity:Expressed in the type I glomic cells within the carotid body (at protein level). Expressed predominantly in pancreas, testis, kidney, brain and placenta. Expressed in submucosal layer of esophagus and stomach fundus. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17284679, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19132080, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19193193, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23080164}.
Induction:Down-regulated in omental and subcutaneous fat of obese subjects. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24550067}.
Developmental stage:
Protein families:Spexin family