Neuropeptide W

Neuropeptide W
Neuropeptide W primary sequence using three letters code. N-terminal represented in blue. C-terminal represented in red.
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UniProtQ8N729
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WikidataQ21173201
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Neuropeptide W or preprotein L8 is a short human neuropeptide. Neuropeptide W acts as a ligand for two neuropeptide B/W receptors, NPBWR1 and NPBWR2, which are integrated in GPCRs family of alpha-helical transmembrane proteins.

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