Spx spexin hormone [ Mus musculus (house mouse) ] - Gene - Data resources

319552

Spx spexin hormone [ Mus musculus (house mouse) ]
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 319552)

Symbol: Spx

Full name: spexin hormone

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: VALIDATED

Also known as: B230216G23Rik; Npq

Summary: Predicted to enable neuropeptide hormone activity; type 2 galanin receptor binding activity; and type 3 galanin receptor binding activity. Involved in long-chain fatty acid import into cell and negative regulation of appetite. Predicted to be located in dense core granule. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm and extracellular space. Is expressed in esophagus and stomach fundus submucosa. Orthologous to human SPX (spexin hormone). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Expression: Broad expression in CNS E14 (RPKM 1.9), CNS E18 (RPKM 1.8) and 19 other tissues

Orthologs: human

Gene size: 6353bp

Exon count: 6