Leptin

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==Description==
==Description==
Leptin;Alternative Name: Obesity factor; Precursor
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[edit] Description

Leptin;Alternative Name: Obesity factor; Precursor

[edit] Source Organism

Bos taurus (Bovine).

[edit] Taxomomy

Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Cetartiodactyla; Ruminantia;Pecora; Bovidae; Bovinae; Bos.

[edit] Subcellular Localization

Secreted (Probable).

[edit] Developmental Stage

[edit] Similarity

Belongs to the leptin family.

[edit] Post translational Modification

[edit] Function

May function as part of a signaling pathway that acts to regulate the size of the body fat depot. An increase in the level of LEP may act directly or indirectly on the CNS to inhibit food intake and/or regulate energy expenditure as part of a homeostatic mechanism to maintain constancy of the adipose mass.

[edit] GeneID

280836