The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Peptide Yy across different species:

peptide YY (PYY), peptide YYa (pyya), peptide YY (Pyy), peptide YY (mapped) (Pyy), peptide YY (pyy), peptide YY (LOC100348019)

Other aliases include:

PYY1, pyy, zgc:194161, zgc:194175, MGC19143, Yy, GHYY, RATGHYY, peptide-YY, PYY, MGC127003, pyy1, MGC147465

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Peptide Yy:

peptide YY – PYY-I – peptide tyrosine tyrosine – peptide YYa – OTTMUSP00000002229 – Peptide tyrosine tyrosine – peptide tyrosine-tyrosine (YY)

Peptide Yy fulfills a number of functions:

hormone activity – protein binding – type 2 neuropeptide Y receptor binding – neuropeptide hormone activity

Peptide Yy is relevant to the following processes:

G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway – cell proliferation – cell-cell signaling – cellular component movement – cytoskeleton organization – digestion – feeding behavior – neuropeptide signaling pathway – eating behavior – negative regulation of response to food

Locations for Peptide Yy:

extracellular region – soluble fraction – extracellular space

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology