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  2. GAL - galanin and GMAP prepropeptide Gene

GAL - galanin and GMAP prepropeptide Gene

Homo sapiens

Also known as ETL8; GALN; GLNN; GMAP; GAL-GMAP

Gene ID: 51083 | Gene type: protein coding

About GAL

Cytogenetic location: 11q13.2 Genomic coordinates (GRCh38): 11:68,684,544-68,691,175 (from NCBI)

This gene has 2 transcripts (splice variants), 187 orthologues and is associated with 1 phenotype. Biased expression in appendix (RPKM 6.0), colon (RPKM 2.3) and 5 other tissues.

Summary

This gene encodes a neuroendocrine peptide that is widely expressed in the central and peripheral nervous systems and also the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, adrenal gland and urogenital tract. The encoded protein is a precursor that is proteolytically processed to generate two mature peptides: Galanin and Galanin message-associated peptide (GMAP). Galanin has diverse physiological functions including nociception, feeding and energy homeostasis, osmotic regulation and water balance. GMAP has been demonstrated to possess Antifungal activity and hypothesized to be part of the innate immune system. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2015]

GAL Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_015973.5 NP_057057.2 galanin peptides preproprotein

GAL Protein Structure

Galanin

Galanin: Galanin (33 - 61)

GMAP

GMAP: Galanin message associated peptide (GMAP) (62 - 123)

  • 0
  • 100
  • 123 a.a.
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

galanin peptides

galanin prepropeptide

Recombinant GAL Proteins

Cat. No. Product Name Accession Purity
HY-P74132 Galanin Protein, Human (HEK293, Fc) P22466 (A20-S123) ≥95%
HY-P700564 Galanin Protein, Human (N-His, C-Myc) P22466 (G44-S123) ≥95%

Related Diseases

Diseases Alias
Epilepsy, Familial Temporal Lobe, 8

ETL8

Familial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy 8

Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, Familial, Type 8

Acute Endometritis
Hyperprolactinemia

Chiari-Frommel Syndrome

Hyperprolactinaemia

Familial Hyperprolactinemia

HPRL

Pregnancy-Related A-G Syndrome

Familial Isolated Prolactin Receptor Deficiency

Acromegaly

Gigantism

Growth Hormone Excess

Pituitary Giant

Somatotroph Adenoma

Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma

Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia Nervosa, Susceptibility To

ANON

Anorexia Nervosa, Susceptibility To, 1

An

Anorexia Nervosa 1

An - [Anorexia Nervosa]

Status Epilepticus

Grand Mal Status Epilepticus

Grand Mal Status

Gcse

Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus

Se

Epilepsy With Status Epilepticus

Paine Syndrome

Pain Disorder

Pain

Microcephaly With Spastic Diplegia

Pain Syndrome

Epilepsy

Epilepsy Syndrome

Epileptic Syndrome

Epilepsies

Symptomatic Epilepsies

Post Traumatic Epilepsy

Traumatic Epilepsy

Traumatic Epileptic

Epilepsy Due To Hippocampal Sclerosis

Epilepsy With Ammon'S Horn Sclerosis

Epilepsy Due To Cortical Dysplasia

Epilepsy Due To Neuronal Migration Disorders

Insulinoma

Islet Cell Adenoma

Insulin-Producing Tumor Of Islet Cells

Adenoma Islet Cell

Islet Cell Tumor

Experimental Organism Islet Cell Adenoma Neoplasm

Anxiety

Anxiety Disorder

Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety State

Anxieties

Anxiety Neurosis

Autonomic Peripheral Neuropathy

Peripheral Autonomic Nervous System Diseases

Von Economo'S Disease

Encephalitis Lethargica

Von Economo Encephalitis

Von Economo Disease

Cholera

Vibrio Cholerae Infection

Cholera - Vibrio Cholerae

Cholera Due To Vibrio Cholerae

Vibrio Cholerae

Cholera Syndrome

Asiatic Cholera

Epidemic Cholera

Paraganglioma

Chemodectoma

Glomus Body Tumor

Paragangliomas

Carotid Body Paraganglioma

Extra-Adrenal Paraganglioma

Hyperthyroidism

Overactive Thyroid

Constipation
Hypoglycemia

Hypoglycaemia

Low Blood Sugar

Hypoglycaemia Nos

Spontaneous Hypoglycaemia

Nondiabetic Hypoglycaemia

Hypoglycaemic Disorder Nos

Hypoglycaemic Syndrome

Esophageal Atresia

Tracheoesophageal Fistula

Congenital Atresia Of Esophagus

Congenital Imperforate Esophagus

Imperforate Esophagus

Oesophageal Atresia

Te Fistula

Tef

Tracheoesophageal Fistula With Or Without Esophageal Atresia

Panic Disorder

Panic Anxiety Syndrome

Panic

Panic Disorder 1

Episodic Paroxysmal Anxiety Disorder

Gastroenteritis

Cholera Morbus

Infectious Colitis, Enteritis And Gastroenteritis

Enteritis Due To Astrovirus

Rotaviral Gastroenteritis

Viral Gastroenteritis Due To Rotavirus

Alcohol Use Disorder

Alcohol Abuse

Alcoholism

Ethanol Abuse

Alcohol Addiction

Alcohol Dependence

Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic

Alcohol-Related Disorders

Brachial Plexus Lesion

Brachial Plexus Injuries

Brachial Plexus Lesions

Trophoblastic Neoplasm

Trophoblastic Tumor

Trophoblastic Neoplasms

Mononeuropathy

Mononeuropathies

Eating Disorder

Eating Disorders

Feeding And Eating Disorders

Complex Partial Epilepsy

Epilepsy, Complex Partial

Complex Partial Epileptic Seizure

Epilepsy, Psychomotor

Psychomotor Epilepsy

Mood Disorder

Mood Disorders

Episodic Mood Disorder

Alzheimer Disease, Familial, 1

Alzheimer Disease

Alzheimer'S Disease

Presenile And Senile Dementia

AD1

Alzheimer Disease, Susceptibility To

Alzheimer Disease, Late-Onset, Susceptibility To

Alzheimer Disease 1, Familial

AD

Familial Alzheimer Disease

Alzheimer Disease, Late-Onset

Alzheimers Dementia

Alzheimer Dementia

Alzheimer Sclerosis

Alzheimer Syndrome

Alzheimer-Type Dementia

Dat

Primary Senile Degenerative Dementia

Sdat

Alzheimer Disease 1

Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer Disease

Early-Onset Alzheimer Disease With Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy

Late Onset Alzheimer Disease

Alzheimers Disease

Alzheimer Disease, Early-Onset, With Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy

Late-Onset Alzheimers Disease

Alzheimer'S Disease Pathway Kegg

Dementia Due To Alzheimer'S Disease

Alzheimer Disease Type 1

Alzheimers

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Insulin Resistance

NIDDM

Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent

T2D

Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes Mellitus, Type Ii

Maturity-Onset Diabetes

Insulin Resistance, Severe, Digenic

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent

Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent, Association With

Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent, Late Onset

Hypertension, Insulin Resistance-Related, Susceptibility To

Insulin Resistance, Susceptibility To

Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

Type Ii Diabetes Mellitus

Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus

Maturity-Onset Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

Type Ii Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Susceptibility To

Diabetes, Type 2

Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent, Susceptibility To

Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent, Susceptibility To

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Susceptibility To

Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent, 2

Diabetes Mellitus, Type Ii, Susceptibility To

Hypertension, Insulin Resistance-Related

Adult-Onset Diabetes

Aodm

Diabetes Mellitus, Adult-Onset

Diabetes Mellitus Type Ii

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Susceptibility To

Diabetes, Type Ii, Susceptibility To

Diabetes Type 2

Diabetes Mellitus

Adult Onset Diabetes

Maturity Onset Diabetes

Nonketotic Diabetes

Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

T2dm - [Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus]

Niddm - [Non Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus]

Dm2

Dm Type Ii

Diabetic Type 2

Insulin Requiring Type 2 Diabetes

Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes

Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Without Complications

Diabetes Due To Insulin Secretory Defect

Diabetes Mellitus Due To Insulin Secretory Defect

Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Of The Young

Senile Diabetes

Nonketotic Hyperglycaemia

Stable Diabetes

Major Depressive Disorder

Seasonal Affective Disorder

Unipolar Depression

Depression

MDD

Depressive Disorder

Unipolar Depression, Susceptibility To

Major Depressive Disorder 1

Major Depressive Disorder, Response To Citalopram Therapy In

Major Depressive Disorder 2

Winter Depression

Single Major Depressive Episode

Sad

Clinical Depression

Major Depression

Depressive Syndrome

Major Depressive Disorder And Accelerated Response To Antidepressant Drug Treatment

Seasonal Affective Disorder, Susceptibility To

Recurrent Major Depression

Affective Disorder, Seasonal

Depression In A Seasonal Pattern

Depression

Seasonal

Major Depressive Disorder With A Seasonal Pattern

Seasonal Depression

Seasonal Mood Disorder

Mental Depression

Recurrent Major Depressive Episodes

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Asd

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autistic Continuum

Pervasive Developmental Disorder

Pervasive Development Disorder

Autistic Behavior

Autistic Disorder

Autistic

Autistic Disorder Of Childhood Onset

Infantile Autism

Childhood Autism

Kanner Syndrome

Pervasive Developmental Delay Nos

Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified

Body Mass Index Quantitative Trait Locus 11

OBESITY

Obesity, Susceptibility To

Leanness, Inherited

Obesity, Susceptibility To, Bmiq11

Obesity, Mild, Early-Onset

Obesity, Association With

Obesity, Early-Onset, Susceptibility To

Obesity, Severe

Obesity, Severe, And Type Ii Diabetes

Obesity, Late-Onset

Obesity , Susceptibility To

BMIQ11

Obesity Bmiq11

Obesity, Early-Onset

Simple Obesity Nos

Excess Fat

Obesity, Not Elsewhere Classified, Body Mass Index Not Elsewhere Classified

Adiposis

Alcohol Dependence

Alcoholism

Alcohol Dependence, Susceptibility To

Alcohol Dependence, Protection Against

Aerodigestive Tract Cancer, Squamous Cell, Alcohol-Related, Protection Against

Alcoholism, Susceptibility To

Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic

Pharyngeal Neoplasms

Chronic Alcoholism

Dipsomania

Alcohol Addiction

Ethanol Dependence

Chronic Ethanolism

Chronic Alcoholic Disease Nos

Alcoholic Disease Nos

Alcoholic

Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes

Autism

Autistic Disorder

Autism Susceptibility 1

Childhood Autism

Autistic Disorder Of Childhood Onset

Infantile Autism

Kanner'S Syndrome

Autistic

Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome

Cchs

Haddad Syndrome

Ondine Curse

Ondine Syndrome

Congenital Central Hypoventilation

Congenital Central Alveolar Hypoventilation Syndrome

Congenital Failure Of Autonomic Control

Ondine'S Curse

Primary Alveolar Hypoventilation

Ondine-Hirschsprung Disease

Central Congenital Hypoventilation Syndrome

Congenital Ondine Curse

Idiopathic Congenital Central Alveolar Hypoventilation

Congenital Central Alveolar Hypoventilation-Hirschsprung Disease Syndrome

Ondine-Hirschsprung Syndrome

Hirschsprung Disease 1

Hirschsprung Disease

Aganglionic Megacolon

Hscr

Hirschsprung'S Disease

Congenital Megacolon

Congenital Intestinal Aganglionosis

Colonic Aganglionosis

Hirschsprung Disease, Susceptibility To, 1

Hirschsprung Disease, Protection Against

HSCR1

Mgc

Pelvirectal Achalasia

Total Intestinal Aganglionosis

Megacolon, Aganglionic

Macrocolon

Hscr 1

Hirschsprung Disease Type 1

Hirschsprung Disease, Type 1

Congenital Dilatation Of Colon

Aganglionosis

Congenital Aganglionic Megacolon

Aganglionosis Of Colon

Bowel Aganglionosis

Colon Aganglionosis

Hirschsprung Megacolon

Diseases Alias
Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Mus musculus GAL MGD MGI:95637
Rattus norvegicus GAL RGD RGD:61954
Bos taurus GAL VGNC VGNC:29212
Macaca mulatta GAL VGNC VGNC:72866
Felis catus GAL VGNC VGNC:62435
Canis familiaris GAL VGNC VGNC:41075
Macaca fascicularis GAL NCBI
Others GAL NCBI