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LMP012535

UniProt Annotations

Entry Information
Gene Nameleptin
Protein EntryLEP_RAT
UniProt IDP50596
SpeciesRat
Comments
Comment typeDescription
FunctionMay function as part of a signaling pathway that acts to regulate the size of the body fat depot. An increase in the level of Lep may act directly or indirectly on the CNS to inhibit food intake and/or regulate energy expenditure as part of a homeostatic mechanism to maintain constancy of the adipose mass.
SimilarityBelongs to the leptin family
Subcellular LocationSecreted .