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QRFP is a 136 amino acid secreted protein that is widely expressed in the brain with highest expression levels in the cerebellum, medulla, pituitary, retina, vestibular nucleus and white matter. Also expressed in the bladder, colon, coronary artery, parathyroid gland, prostate, testis and thyroid, QRFP is a member of the RFamide neuropeptide family. QRFP may be involved in aldosterone secretion by the adrenal gland and is also implicated in stimulating metabolic rate, locomotor activity and increasing blood pressure. Considered a ligand for the G-protein coupled receptor GPR103, QRFP may have orexigenic activity, thereby acting as an appetite stimulant. The gene encoding QFRP is located on human chromosome 9, which consists of about 145 million bases, comprises roughly 4% of the human genome and encodes nearly 900 genes.
Function:
Stimulates feeding behavior, metabolic rate and locomotor activity and increases blood pressure. May have orexigenic activity. May promote aldosterone secretion by the adrenal gland.
Subunit:
Ligand for the G-protein coupled receptor QRFPR/GPR103
Subcellular Location:
Secreted.
Tissue Specificity:
Expressed widely in the brain with highest expression levels in the cerebellum, medulla, pituitary, retina, vestibular nucleus, and white matter. Also expressed in the bladder, colon, coronary artery, parathyroid gland, prostate, testis, and thyroid.
Similarity:
Belongs to the RFamide neuropeptide family.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 347148 Human
Omim: 609795 Human
SwissProt: P83859 Human
Unigene: 660704 Human
Important Note:
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