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Summary Expression Phenotypes Gene Literature (40) GO Terms (130) Nucleotides (52) Proteins (34) Interactants (490) Wiki
XB-GENEPAGE-980660
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 lep

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leptin

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leptin , obesity homolog , xlep ( Nomenclature history )

AI Protein Function :
The lep gene encodes a signaling molecule hormone protein. The protein is secreted and localized extracellularly. It is expressed in the liver and fat body.


InterPro :
4 helix cytokine-like core, Leptin

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Diseases: 


Disease Ontology:
congenital leptin deficiency

MIM:
LEPTIN DEFICIENCY OR DYSFUNCTION; LEPD

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???displayGene.expression???                  Development Stages                                               Embryonic Tissues                                                                Adult Tissues
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Xenbase Expression Details In situ images Single cell data at SPRING In situ: RNA-Seq:


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