Gene Information
Gene NameNPPC
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length126
Protein NamesC-type natriuretic peptide [Cleaved into: CNP-22; CNP-29; CNP-53]
Target Namec-type natriuretic peptide
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000163273 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP23582
Gene CardNPPC
Uniprot IDP23582
PfamPF00212
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.237377986)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NPPC ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NPPC ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NPPC ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NPPC ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nppc ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NPPC ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nppc ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue Specificity[CNP-22]: In the kidney, predominantly expressed in the distal tubular cells (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9794555}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.010990(Rat);0.200000(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1JDP  (X-ray  2.00A 
DBSNP rs5267 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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