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NPB
neuropeptide B
Chromosome 17 · 17q25.3
NCBI Gene: 256933Ensembl: ENSG00000183979.8HGNC: HGNC:30099UniProt: Q8NG41
20PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingG protein-coupled receptor signaling pathwayG protein-coupled receptor bindingfeeding behaviorMODYobesityinherited obesitySertoli Cell-Only Syndrome
✦AI Summary

Neuropeptide B (NPB) is a G protein-coupled receptor ligand predicted to regulate multiple physiological processes. Based on functional annotations, NPB may modulate feeding behavior through G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathways and could influence neuroendocrine function, memory, and learning. The protein appears to function as an extracellular signaling molecule capable of binding to G protein-coupled receptors. NPB has been proposed to participate in afferent pain pathway regulation, suggesting involvement in nociceptive signal processing. However, the provided PubMed abstracts do not contain direct experimental evidence characterizing NPB's molecular mechanisms, specific receptor interactions, or validated roles in disease pathophysiology. The abstracts reference various conditions including obesity treatment, asthma, lysosomal storage disorders, neonatal disorders, allergy, and ulcerative colitis, but none investigate NPB specifically. To establish NPB's clinical significance and validate its proposed functions in feeding regulation, neuroendocrine signaling, cognitive processes, and pain perception, direct molecular and functional studies would be required. Current information relies primarily on bioinformatic predictions rather than empirical experimental data.

Sources cited
1
This abstract discusses anti-obesity medications but does not mention NPB; included in search results but irrelevant to NPB function
PMID: 37088648
2
This abstract concerns anti-IL-5 monoclonal antibody in asthma and does not address NPB
PMID: 34292606
3
This abstract discusses Niemann-Pick disease Types A/B (NPA/B) caused by SMPD1 variants, not related to neuropeptide B (NPB)
PMID: 33675270
4
This abstract discusses neonatal disorders including neonatal preterm birth (NPB) as an abbreviation, not neuropeptide B
PMID: 36650483
5
This abstract addresses cow's milk allergy in breastfed infants and does not mention NPB
PMID: 38020284
6
This abstract discusses ulcerative colitis treatment with nanozymes and does not address NPB
PMID: 39849556
7
This abstract concerns breast reconstruction techniques by author N.P.B. and does not address neuropeptide B
PMID: 35196671
8
This abstract discusses peanut allergy biomarkers in children and does not mention NPB
PMID: 38887787
Disease Associationsⓘ20
MODYOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
obesityOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
inherited obesityOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Sertoli Cell-Only SyndromeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
metabolic syndromeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
metabolic syndrome XOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
nasopharyngeal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
infectionOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
type 1 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
anorexia nervosaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
AtaxiaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
lymphomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
leukemiaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
viral diseaseOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
peripheral neuropathyOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
dementiaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Bloom syndromeOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
neuropathic painOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
triple-negative breast cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
NPWProtein interaction100%NPBWR1Protein interaction100%NPBWR2Protein interaction100%NMSProtein interaction76%APLNProtein interaction75%NMUProtein interaction70%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Heart
0%
Lung
0%
Ovary
0%
Bone Marrow
0%
Brain
0%
Liver
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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NPBNPWNPBWR1NPBWR2NMSAPLNNMU
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q8NG41
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.94LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF1.58 [0.86–1.94]
RankingsWhere NPB stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #14,209of 20,598
    Most Researched20
  • #17,588of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.94
Genes detectedNPB
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Cost-effectiveness analysis of five anti-obesity medications from a US payer's perspective.
PMID: 37088648
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis · 2023
1.00
2
A Phase 1 study of the long-acting anti-IL-5 monoclonal antibody GSK3511294 in patients with asthma.
PMID: 34292606
Br J Clin Pharmacol · 2022
0.90
3
Clinical, biochemical, and genotype-phenotype correlations of 118 patients with Niemann-Pick disease Types A/B.
PMID: 33675270
Hum Mutat · 2021
0.80
4
Disease burden and attributable risk factors of neonatal disorders and their specific causes in China from 1990 to 2019 and its prediction to 2024.
PMID: 36650483
BMC Public Health · 2023
0.70
5
World Allergy Organization (WAO) Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow's Milk Allergy (DRACMA) guidelines update - X - Breastfeeding a baby with cow's milk allergy.
PMID: 38020284
World Allergy Organ J · 2023
0.60