Full name: natriuretic peptide C

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: CNP; CNP2

Summary: This gene encodes a preproprotein that is proteolytically processed to generate multiple protein products. These products include the cardiac natriuretic peptides CNP-53, CNP-29 and CNP-22, which belong to the natriuretic family of peptides. The encoded peptides exhibit vasorelaxation activity in laboratory animals and elevated levels of CNP-22 have been observed in the plasma of chronic heart failure patients. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2015]

Expression: Biased expression in prostate (RPKM 1.1), esophagus (RPKM 0.4) and 9 other tissues

Gene size: 4588bp

Exon count: 3