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    Lep leptin [ Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) ]

    Gene ID: 25608, updated on 11-Apr-2024

    Summary

    Official Symbol
    Lepprovided by RGD
    Official Full Name
    leptinprovided by RGD
    Primary source
    RGD:3000
    See related
    Ensembl:ENSRNOG00000045797 AllianceGenome:RGD:3000
    Gene type
    protein coding
    RefSeq status
    VALIDATED
    Organism
    Rattus norvegicus
    Lineage
    Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Rattus
    Also known as
    OB; obese
    Summary
    Enables hormone activity and peptide hormone receptor binding activity. Involved in several processes, including positive regulation of cell communication; regulation of apoptotic process; and response to vitamin. Located in cytosol and extracellular space. Used to study several diseases, including alcohol dependence; glucose metabolism disease (multiple); liver disease (multiple); neurodegenerative disease (multiple); and short bowel syndrome. Biomarker of several diseases, including Huntington's disease; alcohol dependence; fatty liver disease (multiple); lipid metabolism disorder (multiple); and obesity. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including alcohol dependence; congenital leptin deficiency; fatty liver disease (multiple); liver disease (multiple); and lung disease (multiple). Orthologous to human LEP (leptin). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
    Expression
    Biased expression in Adrenal (RPKM 108.2), Thymus (RPKM 61.6) and 5 other tissues See more
    Orthologs
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    Genomic context

    Location:
    4q22
    Exon count:
    3
    Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
    RS_2024_02 current GRCr8 (GCF_036323735.1) 4 NC_086022.1 (58626529..58640663)
    RS_2023_06 previous assembly mRatBN7.2 (GCF_015227675.2) 4 NC_051339.1 (57661127..57675262)
    106 previous assembly Rnor_6.0 (GCF_000001895.5) 4 NC_005103.4 (56337695..56351818)

    Chromosome 4 - NC_086022.1Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC120102250 Neighboring gene metalloproteinase inhibitor 1-like Neighboring gene microRNA 129-1 Neighboring gene RNA binding motif protein 28 Neighboring gene proline-rich transmembrane protein 4

    Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

    Expression

    • Project title: A rat RNA-Seq transcriptomic BodyMap across 11 organs and 4 developmental stages
    • Description: 320 RNA samples isolated from 11 organs (adrenal gland, brain, heart, kidney, liver, lung, muscle, spleen, thymus, and testes or uterus) from both sexes of Fischer 344 rats across four developmental stages (2-, 6-, 21-, and 104-weeks-old)
    • BioProject: PRJNA238328
    • Publication: PMID 24510058
    • Analysis date: Mon Jun 6 17:44:12 2016

    Bibliography

    GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

    What's a GeneRIF?

    Pathways from PubChem

    Interactions

    Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

    General gene information

    Markers

    Gene Ontology Provided by RGD

    Function Evidence Code Pubs
    enables DNA binding ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    enables cytokine activity TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables growth factor activity ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    enables hormone activity IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    enables hormone activity IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables leptin receptor binding ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    enables peptide hormone receptor binding IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    enables peptide hormone receptor binding IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables protein binding IPI
    Inferred from Physical Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables signaling receptor binding IPI
    Inferred from Physical Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    Process Evidence Code Pubs
    involved_in T cell differentiation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in T cell differentiation ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in activation of protein kinase C activity IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within adipose tissue development ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in adult feeding behavior ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in adult feeding behavior ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in angiogenesis ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within aorta development ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within bile acid metabolic process ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in bone growth ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in bone growth ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in bone mineralization involved in bone maturation IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in cAMP-mediated signaling TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in cardiac muscle hypertrophy IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in cell surface receptor signaling pathway via JAK-STAT TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in cellular response to L-ascorbic acid IEP
    Inferred from Expression Pattern
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within cellular response to insulin stimulus ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in cellular response to leptin stimulus ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in cellular response to retinoic acid IEP
    Inferred from Expression Pattern
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within central nervous system neuron development ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within cholesterol metabolic process ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in circadian rhythm IEP
    Inferred from Expression Pattern
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within determination of adult lifespan ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within eating behavior ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within elastin metabolic process ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in energy reserve metabolic process IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in energy reserve metabolic process IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within fatty acid beta-oxidation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in fatty acid catabolic process IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in female pregnancy IEP
    Inferred from Expression Pattern
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within glucose homeostasis ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within glucose metabolic process ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in glycerol biosynthetic process IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within hormone metabolic process ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within insulin secretion ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in intestinal absorption ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in intestinal absorption ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in intracellular signal transduction IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in intracellular signal transduction TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in leptin-mediated signaling pathway IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in leptin-mediated signaling pathway ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in leukocyte tethering or rolling IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in lipid metabolic process IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within lipid metabolic process ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of apoptotic process IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in negative regulation of appetite ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of appetite ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in negative regulation of appetite by leptin-mediated signaling pathway IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of appetite by leptin-mediated signaling pathway IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in negative regulation of autophagy ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of autophagy ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of cartilage development IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in negative regulation of glucagon secretion ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of glucose import ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of glucose import ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of glutamine transport IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in negative regulation of insulin receptor signaling pathway ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of lipid storage IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in negative regulation of metabolic process IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of vasoconstriction IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in ovulation from ovarian follicle IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in phagocytosis IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in phagocytosis ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in phagocytosis ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in placenta development ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of MAPK cascade IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of MAPK cascade ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of T cell proliferation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of T cell proliferation ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of TOR signaling IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of TOR signaling ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of TOR signaling ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of cell population proliferation IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of cytokine production IEP
    Inferred from Expression Pattern
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of developmental growth ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of fat cell apoptotic process IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of follicle-stimulating hormone secretion IEP
    Inferred from Expression Pattern
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of hepatic stellate cell activation IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of insulin receptor signaling pathway IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-12 production ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-12 production ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-6 production ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-6 production ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-8 production ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-8 production ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of luteinizing hormone secretion IEP
    Inferred from Expression Pattern
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of monoatomic ion transport IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of myeloid cell differentiation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of p38MAPK cascade IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of p38MAPK cascade ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of p38MAPK cascade ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor signaling pathway IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of protein import into nucleus ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of protein phosphorylation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of reactive oxygen species metabolic process IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of receptor signaling pathway via JAK-STAT IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of receptor signaling pathway via JAK-STAT IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of receptor signaling pathway via JAK-STAT ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of receptor signaling pathway via JAK-STAT ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of tumor necrosis factor production ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of tumor necrosis factor production ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT protein IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in prostaglandin secretion ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in prostaglandin secretion ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of angiogenesis ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of angiogenesis ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of blood pressure IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in regulation of bone remodeling ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of bone remodeling ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of brown fat cell differentiation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of brown fat cell differentiation ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of cell cycle ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of cell cycle ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of cytokine production involved in inflammatory response ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of cytokine production involved in inflammatory response ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of endothelial cell proliferation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of endothelial cell proliferation ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of fat cell differentiation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of gluconeogenesis ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of insulin secretion ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of intestinal cholesterol absorption ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of lipid biosynthetic process ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of lipoprotein lipid oxidation IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of metabolic process ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of natural killer cell activation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of natural killer cell activation ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of natural killer cell proliferation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of natural killer cell proliferation ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of protein localization to nucleus ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of protein phosphorylation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of steroid biosynthetic process ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in response to activity IEP
    Inferred from Expression Pattern
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in response to dietary excess IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within response to dietary excess ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in response to estradiol IEP
    Inferred from Expression Pattern
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in response to ethanol IEP
    Inferred from Expression Pattern
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in response to hypoxia IEP
    Inferred from Expression Pattern
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in response to insulin IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within response to insulin ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in response to nutrient IEP
    Inferred from Expression Pattern
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in response to nutrient levels IEP
    Inferred from Expression Pattern
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in response to vitamin E IEP
    Inferred from Expression Pattern
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in sexual reproduction ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT protein IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    Component Evidence Code Pubs
    located_in cytoplasm ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    located_in cytosol IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    is_active_in extracellular space IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    located_in extracellular space IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in extracellular space ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     

    General protein information

    Preferred Names
    leptin
    Names
    obesity factor

    NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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    RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

    These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

    These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. NM_013076.3NP_037208.1  leptin precursor

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_037208.1

      Status: VALIDATED

      Source sequence(s)
      JAXUCZ010000004
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      P50596
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A6IEB6
      Related
      ENSRNOP00000066184.1, ENSRNOT00000071926.2
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      pfam02024
      Location:26167
      Leptin

    RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_036323735.1-RS_2024_02

    The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

    Reference GRCr8

    Genomic

    1. NC_086022.1 Reference GRCr8

      Range
      58626529..58640663
      Download
      GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. XM_039107126.2XP_038963054.1  leptin isoform X1

      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      pfam02024
      Location:26166
      Leptin