CARTPT disease associations
CARTPT [ENSP00000296777]
Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript protein; 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.
Synonyms: CARTPT, Q16568, Q16568p, hQ16568, 1HY9 ...