Description
Product Characteristics:
May be involved in the regulation of cell-cell interactions or in synatogenesis during the maturation of the nervous system. NERP peptides are involved in the control of body fluid homeostasis by regulating vasopressin release. Antimicrobial peptide VGF[554-577]: Has bactericidal activity against M. luteus, and antifungal activity against P. Pastoris.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Secreted
Synonyms: Neurosecretory protein VGF, VGF
Target Information: This gene is specifically expressed in a subpopulation of neuroendocrine cells, and is upregulated by nerve growth factor. The structural organization of this gene is similar to that of the rat gene, and both the translated and the untranslated regions show a high degree of sequence similarity to the rat gene. The encoded secretory protein also shares similarities with the secretogranin/chromogranin family, however, its exact function is not known. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]