Gene Information
Gene NamePNOC
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length176
Protein NamesPrepronociceptin [Cleaved into: Nocistatin; Nociceptin (Orphanin FQ) (PPNOC); Orphanin FQ2]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000168081 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ13519
Gene CardPNOC
Uniprot IDQ13519
PfamPF01160
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.354872529)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PNOC ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PNOC ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PNOC ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PNOC ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pnoc ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PNOC ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pnoc ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PNOC ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsPDYN, PENK
Tissueappendix, cerebral.cortex, lymph.node, oviduct, spleen, tonsil
Tissue SpecificityPredominantly expressed in the brain and spinal cord. Also expressed and secreted by peripheral blood neutrophils following degranulation. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12950177}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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