Leptin

mammalian protein found in Mus musculus
Protein protein Q22695891
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Leptin

Summary

Leptin is a protein[1].

Key Facts

  • Leptin's instance of is recorded as protein[2].
  • Leptin's subclass of is recorded as protein[3].
  • Leptin's UniProt protein ID is recorded as P41160[4].
  • Leptin's part of is recorded as leptin[5].
  • Leptin's part of is recorded as four-helical cytokine-like, core[6].
  • Leptin's RefSeq protein ID is recorded as NP_032519[7].
  • Leptin's molecular function is recorded as protein binding[8].
  • Leptin's molecular function is recorded as signaling receptor binding[9].
  • Leptin's molecular function is recorded as hormone activity[10].
  • Leptin's molecular function is recorded as peptide hormone receptor binding[11].
  • Leptin's cell component is recorded as cytoplasm[12].
  • Leptin's cell component is recorded as extracellular region[13].
  • Leptin's cell component is recorded as extracellular space[14].
  • Leptin's cell component is recorded as extracellular space[15].
  • Leptin's biological process is recorded as regulation of protein phosphorylation[16].
  • Leptin's biological process is recorded as cellular response to retinoic acid[17].
  • Leptin's biological process is recorded as positive regulation of developmental growth[18].
  • Leptin's biological process is recorded as negative regulation of glucagon secretion[19].
  • Leptin's biological process is recorded as placenta development[20].
  • Leptin's biological process is recorded as tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT protein[21].
  • Leptin's biological process is recorded as regulation of intestinal cholesterol absorption[22].
  • Leptin's biological process is recorded as T cell differentiation[23].
  • Leptin's biological process is recorded as central nervous system neuron development[24].
  • Leptin's biological process is recorded as circadian rhythm[25].
  • Leptin's biological process is recorded as glucose metabolic process[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . The leptin receptor. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Insulin and glucocorticoids differentially regulate leptin transcription and secretion in brown adipocytes. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Leptin downregulates expression of the gene encoding glucagon in alphaTC1-9 cells and mouse islets. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Leptin downregulates expression of the gene encoding glucagon in alphaTC1-9 cells and mouse islets. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . Leptin downregulates expression of the gene encoding glucagon in alphaTC1-9 cells and mouse islets. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Leptin promotes biliary cholesterol elimination during weight loss in ob/ob mice by regulating the enterohepatic circulation of bile salts. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Leptin modulates the T-cell immune response and reverses starvation-induced immunosuppression. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . NMDA and AMPA glutamate receptor subtypes in the thoracic spinal cord in lean and obese-diabetic ob/ob mice. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Role of the fatty acid binding protein mal1 in obesity and insulin resistance. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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