CARTPT

This gene encodes a preproprotein that is proteolytically processed to generate multiple biologically active peptides. These peptides play a role in appetite, energy balance, maintenance of body weight, reward and addiction, and the stress response. Expression of a similar gene transcript in rodents is upregulated following administration of cocaine and amphetamine. Mutations in this gene are associated with susceptibility to obesity in humans. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2016]

Full Name

CART Prepropeptide

Function

Satiety factor closely associated with the actions of leptin and neuropeptide Y; this anorectic peptide inhibits both normal and starvation-induced feeding and completely blocks the feeding response induced by neuropeptide Y and regulated by leptin in the hypothalamus. It promotes neuronal development and survival in vitro.

Biological Process

Activation of MAPKK activity Source: HGNC-UCL
Adult feeding behavior Source: HGNC-UCL
Cell-cell signaling Source: ProtInc
Cellular glucose homeostasis Source: HGNC-UCL
Cellular response to starvation Source: HGNC-UCL
Chemical synaptic transmission Source: UniProtKB-KW
Circadian regulation of gene expression Source: HGNC-UCL
G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway Source: HGNC-UCL
Negative regulation of appetite Source: HGNC-UCL
Negative regulation of bone resorption Source: HGNC-UCL
Negative regulation of glucagon secretion Source: Ensembl
Negative regulation of osteoclast differentiation Source: HGNC-UCL
Neuropeptide signaling pathway Source: UniProtKB-KW
Positive regulation of blood pressure Source: HGNC-UCL
Positive regulation of epinephrine secretion Source: HGNC-UCL
Positive regulation of transmission of nerve impulse Source: HGNC-UCL
Regulation of insulin secretion Source: Ensembl
Signal transduction Source: ProtInc
Somatostatin secretion Source: Ensembl

Cellular Location

Secreted