Gene Information
Gene NameNPY
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length97
Protein NamesPro-neuropeptide Y [Cleaved into: Neuropeptide Y (Neuropeptide tyrosine) (NPY); C-flanking peptide of NPY (CPON)]
Target Namepro-neuropeptide y
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000122585 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP01303
Gene CardNPY
Uniprot IDP01303
PfamPF00159
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.165461805)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NPY ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NPY ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NPY ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NPY ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Npy ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NPY ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Npy ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ NPY ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsPPY, PYY
Tissueprostate, caudate.nucleus, nucleus.accumbens, putamen
Tissue SpecificityOne of the most abundant peptides in the nervous system. Also found in some chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1QFA  (NMR  1RON  (NMR  7RTA  (X-ray  2.60A  7VGX  (EM  3.20A  7X9A  (EM  3.20A  7X9B  (EM  3.40A 
DBSNP rs16139  rs5571 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted. Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle, neuronal dense core vesicle {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P07808}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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