This gene encodes a protein with a suggested role in calcium level maintenance, eating regulation in the hypothalamus, and release of tumor necrosis factor from vascular endothelial cells. This protein binds calcium and has EF-folding domains. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2011].
Function: Calcium-binding protein. May have a role in calcium homeostasis.
Nesfatin-1: Anorexigenic peptide, seems to play an important role in hypothalamic pathways regulating food intake and energy homeostasis, acting in a leptin-independent manner. May also exert hypertensive roles and modulate blood pressure through directly acting on peripheral arterial resistance.
Subcellular Location: Golgi apparatus. Membrane; Peripheral membrane protein. Cytoplasm. Secreted. Endoplasmic reticulum. Nucleus envelope. Note=Golgi retention is mediated by its N-terminal region.
Nesfatin-1: Secreted.
Tissue Specificity: Predominantly expressed in spleen, testis and normal stomach.
Similarity: Belongs to the nucleobindin family.
Contains 2 EF-hand domains.
