Gene: Lep (leptin)  Mus musculus

Symbol: Lep
Name: leptin
Description: ENCODES a protein that exhibits growth factor activity; hormone activity (ortholog); peptide hormone receptor binding (ortholog); INVOLVED IN adipose tissue development; adult feeding behavior; bile acid metabolic process; PARTICIPATES IN hypoxia inducible factor pathway; energy homeostasis pathway; Jak-Stat signaling pathway; ASSOCIATED WITH abnormal acute inflammation; abnormal adipocyte glucose uptake; abnormal adipose tissue amount; ASSOCIATED WITH Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental; Diabetic Nephropathies; Heart Failure; FOUND IN extracellular space; INTERACTS WITH (R)-lipoic acid; (R)-mevalonic acid; 17beta-estradiol
Type: protein-coding
RefSeq Status: VALIDATED
Also known as: leptin; ob; obese; obesity factor; OTTMUSP00000050551
Orthologs: Homo sapiens : LEP (leptin)  HGNC
Rattus norvegicus : Lep (leptin)
Latest Assembly: Mouse Genome Assembly Build 37
Position:
MapChrPositionStrandSource
Mouse Genome Assembly GRCm38629,060,221 - 29,073,876+NCBI
Mouse cM Map612.3 NCBI
Mouse Celera Assembly629,063,769 - 29,077,429+NCBI
Mouse Genome Assembly Build 37629,010,221 - 29,023,876+NCBI
Mouse Genome Assembly Build 36.1629,010,221 - 29,023,876+NCBI
Mouse Cytogenetic Map6 A3.3 NCBI
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RGD Object Information
RGD ID: 69124
Created: 2001-11-08
Species: Mus musculus
Last Modified: 2013-05-14
Status: ACTIVE