Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
51738
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Ghrelin and obestatin prepropeptide
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
GHRL
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
MTLRP
Chromosome Chromosome number
3
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
3p25.3
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
This gene encodes the ghrelin-obestatin preproprotein that is cleaved to yield two peptides, ghrelin and obestatin. Ghrelin is a powerful appetite stimulant and plays an important role in energy homeostasis. Its secretion is initiated when the stomach is
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000187 Process Activation of MAPK activity IMP 15350694
GO:0001664 Function G protein-coupled receptor binding ISS 10604470
GO:0001696 Process Gastric acid secretion IBA 21873635
GO:0001937 Process Negative regulation of endothelial cell proliferation IDA 15572208
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 25416956, 32296183
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
605353 18129 ENSG00000157017
Protein
UniProt ID Q9UBU3
Protein name Appetite-regulating hormone (Growth hormone secretagogue) (Growth hormone-releasing peptide) (Motilin-related peptide) (Protein M46) [Cleaved into: Ghrelin-27; Ghrelin-28 (Ghrelin); Obestatin]
Protein function [Ghrelin-27]: Ghrelin is the ligand for growth hormone secretagogue receptor type 1 (GHSR) (PubMed:10604470). Induces the release of growth hormone from the pituitary (PubMed:10604470). Has an appetite-stimulating effect, induces adiposity and s
PDB 6H3E , 7F9Y , 7NA7 , 7W2Z
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF04644 Motilin_ghrelin 24 51 Motilin/ghrelin Family
PF04643 Motilin_assoc 57 115 Motilin/ghrelin-associated peptide Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Highest level in stomach. All forms are found in serum as well. Other tissues compensate for the loss of ghrelin synthesis in the stomach following gastrectomy. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12414809}.
Sequence
Sequence length 117
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG   Reactome
  cAMP signaling pathway
Neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction
Hormone signaling
Growth hormone synthesis, secretion and action
  G alpha (q) signalling events
Synthesis, secretion, and deacylation of Ghrelin
Associated diseases Disease information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
Causal
Disease term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma, Adenocarcinoma, Basal Cell, Adenocarcinoma, Oxyphilic, Adenocarcinoma, Tubular rs121913530, rs886039394, rs121913474 21472143
Anencephaly Iniencephaly, Exencephaly rs773607884 17400914
Carcinoma Carcinoma, Cribriform, Carcinoma, Granular Cell rs121912654, rs555607708, rs786202962, rs1564055259 21472143
Esophagus neoplasm Esophageal Neoplasms, Malignant neoplasm of esophagus rs28934578, rs121918714, rs1567556006, rs1575166666 21472143
Unknown
Disease term Disease name Evidence References Source
Congestive heart failure Congestive heart failure 20572026 ClinVar
Heart failure Heart failure, Left-Sided Heart Failure, Heart Failure, Right-Sided 20572026 ClinVar
Mental depression Endogenous depression, Depressive disorder, Unipolar Depression, Depressive Syndrome, Depression, Neurotic 19272368 ClinVar
Myocardial infarction Myocardial Failure 20572026 ClinVar
Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Anorexia Nervosa Associate 17197106
Anxiety Associate 23084284
Breast Neoplasms Associate 18611262, 26472474, 35763463
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 26599409
Colorectal Neoplasms Associate 20920174
Coronary Artery Disease Associate 22738689
Diabetes Complications Associate 12974878
Diabetes Mellitus Associate 12974878
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Associate 12974878, 32698854
Embolism Fat Associate 12181387