Gene Information
Gene NameQRFP
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length136
Protein NamesOrexigenic neuropeptide QRFP (P518) [Cleaved into: QRF-amide (Neuropeptide RF-amide) (Pyroglutamylated arginine-phenylalanine-amide peptide)]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000188710 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP83859
Gene CardQRFP
Uniprot IDP83859
PfamPF11109
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.374211896)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ QRFP ( ortholog_one2many )
Dog_ QRFP ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ QRFP ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ QRFP ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Qrfp ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ QRFP ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ NEWGENE_735020 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed widely in the brain with highest expression levels in the cerebellum, medulla, pituitary, retina, vestibular nucleus, and white matter. Also expressed in the bladder, colon, coronary artery, parathyroid gland, prostate, testis, and thyroid. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12714592}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs12340616 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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