The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Neuropeptide Y across different species:

neuropeptide Y (NPY), neuropeptide Y (Npy), neuropeptide Y (npy), neuropeptide Y (npy-a)

Other aliases include:

PYY4, NPY02, RATNPY, RATNPY02, si:dkey-22m8.5, 0710005A05Rik, NPY, preproNPY, npya, pyy4, xnpy, MGC86288, prepronpy

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Neuropeptide Y:

neuropeptide Y – OTTHUMP00000201946 – OTTHUMP00000201947 – pre-pro hormone – preproneuropeptide Y, preproNPY – neuropeptide Ya

Neuropeptide Y fulfills a number of functions:

G-protein coupled receptor activity – G-protein-coupled receptor binding – calcium channel regulator activity – neuropeptide hormone activity – hormone activity – neuropeptide Y receptor activity – neuropeptide Y receptor binding – protein binding – type 2 neuropeptide Y receptor binding

Neuropeptide Y is relevant to the following processes:

G-protein signaling, coupled to cyclic nucleotide second messenger – adult feeding behavior – calcium ion transport – cell motion – cell proliferation – digestion – neuropeptide signaling pathway – positive regulation of appetite – regulation of blood pressure – synaptic transmission – feeding behavior – negative regulation of blood pressure – sensory perception of taste

Locations for Neuropeptide Y:

cell – extracellular region – extracellular space

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology