Pnoc - prepronociceptin Gene
Also Known as N/OFQ; Npnc1; OFQ/N
Species: Mus musculus
Summary
This gene encodes the precursor for neuropeptides that have been implicated in a wide range of physiological roles such as transmission and sensitivity to pain, learning, memory, anxiety and depression, in the central nervous system. The encoded protein is a precursor that is proteolytically processed to generate multiple biologically active peptides including nociceptin and nocistatin which have opposite functions in pain transmission. Mice lacking the encoded protein display increased anxiety, elevated basal pain threshold and impaired adaptation to repeated stress. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2015]
Pnoc Products (2)
| mRNA | Protein | Name |
|---|---|---|
| NM_001205075.1 | NP_001192004.1 | prepronociceptin isoform 2 preproprotein |
| NM_010932.2 | NP_035062.1 | prepronociceptin isoform 1 preproprotein |
| Molecular Function GO Annotation | Evidence | References | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| enables receptor ligand activity |
IGI
IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction
|
19448152 | MGI |
| Biological Process GO Annotation | Evidence | References | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| involved in neuron-neuron synaptic transmission |
IGI
IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction
|
22311985 | MGI |
| involved in sensory perception of pain |
IGI
IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction
|
19448152 | MGI |
| Cellular Component GO Annotation | Evidence | References | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| is active in synaptic membrane |
IGI
IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction
|
22311985 | MGI |
| Protein Preferred Names | Protein Names | |
|---|---|---|
|
prepronociceptin |
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