Neuropeptide W

Neuropeptide W
Neuropeptide W primary sequence using three letters code. N-terminal represented in blue. C-terminal represented in red.
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UniProtQ8N729
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WikidataQ21173201
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Neuropeptide W or preprotein L8 is a short human neuropeptide.[1] Neuropeptide W acts as a ligand for two neuropeptide B/W receptors, NPBWR1 and NPBWR2, which are integrated in GPCRs family of alpha-helical transmembrane proteins.[2][3]

  1. ^ Takenoya F, Kageyama H, Hirako S, Ota E, Wada N, Ryushi T, Shioda S (December 2012). "Neuropeptide W". Frontiers in Endocrinology. 3: 171. doi:10.3389/fendo.2012.00171. PMC 3527818. PMID 23267349.
  2. ^ "Neuropeptide W/neuropeptide B receptors | G protein-coupled receptors | IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY". www.guidetopharmacology.org. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  3. ^ Zhang Y, Wang Z, Parks GS, Civelli O (2011). "Novel neuropeptides as ligands of orphan G protein-coupled receptors". Current Pharmaceutical Design. 17 (25): 2626–31. doi:10.2174/138161211797416110. PMC 5828022. PMID 21728976.