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Summary Expression Expr. PhenotypesPheno. Gene Literature (40)Lit. (40) GO Terms (130)GO (130) Nucleotides (52)Nucl. (52) Proteins (34)Prot. (34) Interactants (490)Interact. (490) Wiki
XB-GENEPAGE-980660
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 lep

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leptin

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leptin , obesity homolog , xlep ( Nomenclature history )

AI Protein Function :
lep is a secreted cytokine‑like signaling molecule that binds leptin receptors to modulate neuroendocrine pathways; it is expressed in liver, brain, hypothalamus and pancreas and influences feeding beh...[+]


InterPro :
4 helix cytokine-like core, Leptin

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Diseases: 


Disease Ontology:
congenital leptin deficiency

MIM:
LEPTIN DEFICIENCY OR DYSFUNCTION; LEPD

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???displayGene.expression???                  Development Stages                                               Embryonic Tissues                                                                Adult Tissues
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