Gene Information
Gene NameCARTPT
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length116
Protein NamesCocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript protein [Cleaved into: CART(1-39); CART(42-89)]
Target Namecocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript protein
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000164326 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ16568
Gene CardCARTPT
Uniprot IDQ16568
PfamPF06373
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.262729992)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CARTPT ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CARTPT ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CARTPT ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CARTPT ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cartpt ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CARTPT ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cartpt ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
Tissueadrenal.gland, hypothalamus
Tissue SpecificityHypothalamus. Found in neurons of the ventrolateral part of the arcuate nucleus, in the external zone of the median eminence, and also found in terminals in the periventricular part of the paraventricular nucleus.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1HY9  (NMR 
DBSNP rs121909065  rs78242624  rs12517689 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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