NPTX1

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Neuronal pentraxin-1 (NP1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NPTX1 gene.[5][6]

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NPTX1
Identifiers
AliasesNPTX1, NP1, neuronal pentraxin 1
External IDsOMIM: 602367; MGI: 107811; HomoloGene: 1891; GeneCards: NPTX1; OMA:NPTX1 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_002522

NM_008730

RefSeq (protein)

NP_002513

NP_032756

Location (UCSC)Chr 17: 80.47 – 80.48 MbChr 11: 119.43 – 119.44 Mb
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Function

NPTX1 is a member of the neuronal pentraxin gene family. Neuronal pentraxin 1 is similar to the rat NP1 gene which encodes a binding protein for the snake venom toxin taipoxin. Human NPTX1 mRNA is exclusively localized to the nervous system.[6]

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