Summary

Name CARTPT
Full Name Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript protein [Cleaved into: CART
Synonyms CART_HUMAN | CART
Primary ID Q16568
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Type protein
Relations 1
Function Satiety factor closely associated with the actions of leptin and neuropeptide Y; this anorectic peptide inhibits both normal and starvation-induced feeding and completely blocks the feeding response induced by neuropeptide Y and regulated by leptin in the hypothalamus. It promotes neuronal development and survival in vitro.

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Regulator Mechanism target score
+ down-regulates quantity by repression img/indirect_inhibition.png transcriptional regulation CARTPT 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens