Gene Information
Gene NameNMU
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length174
Protein NamesNeuromedin-U [Cleaved into: Neuromedin precursor-related peptide 36 (NURP36); Neuromedin precursor-related peptide 33 (NURP33); Neuromedin-U-25 (NmU-25)]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000109255 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP48645
Gene CardNMU
Uniprot IDP48645
PfamPF02070
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.073205487)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NMU ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NMU ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NMU ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nmu ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NMU ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nmu ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ NMU ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
Tissueesophagus, skin, brain, esophagus.mucosa
Tissue SpecificityExpressed throughout the enteric nervous system with highest levels being found in the jejunum.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 7W53  (EM  3.20A  7W55  (EM  2.80A 
DBSNP rs35892915  rs12108463 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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