NMU
Description
The NMU (neuromedin U) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 4.
NMU or nmu can refer to various entities, including the human gene NMU.
Neuromedin-U-25 is a ligand for receptors NMUR1 and NMUR2. It stimulates muscle contractions in specific regions of the gastrointestinal tract, including the ileum and urinary bladder in humans.
NMU is also known as -.
Associated Diseases
- ovarian cancer
- obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency
- hypoinsulinemic hypoglycemia and body hemihypertrophy
- CIDEC-related familial partial lipodystrophy
- obesity due to pro-opiomelanocortin deficiency
- PLIN1-related familial partial lipodystrophy
- LIPE-related familial partial lipodystrophy
- obesity due to prohormone convertase I deficiency
- hyperinsulinism due to HNF1A deficiency
- glycogen storage disease VI
- familial partial lipodystrophy, Dunnigan type
