ID P81117; PN Nesfatin-1; GN Nucb2; OS 10090; SL Nucleus Position: SL-0178; SL Comments: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10915798}. Perikaryon {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10915798}. Endoplasmic reticulum {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10915798}. Golgi apparatus {ECO:0000250}. Nucleus envelope {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10915798}. Membrane {ECO:0000250}; Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10915798}. Note=In dendrites and perikarya of brain neurons. Abundant in the ER cisternae and nuclear envelope, but not detected in Golgi, mitochondria or nucleoplasm in neurons. In cell culture, cytoplasmic and secreted. [Nesfatin-1]: Secreted {ECO:0000250}. DR UNIPROT: P81117; DR Pfam: PF13499; DR PROSITE: PS00018; DR PROSITE: PS50222; DE Function: Calcium-binding protein which may have a role in calcium homeostasis (PubMed:10915798). Acts as a non-receptor guanine nucleotide exchange factor which binds to and activates guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G-protein) alpha subunit GNAI3 (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9JI85, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10915798}. [Nesfatin-1]: Anorexigenic peptide, seems to play an important role in hypothalamic pathways regulating food intake and energy homeostasis, acting in a leptin-independent manner. May also exert hypertensive roles and modulate blood pressure through directly acting on peripheral arterial resistance. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9JI85}. DE Reference Proteome: Yes; GO GO:0005737; GO GO:0005783; GO GO:0005793; GO GO:0005615; GO GO:0005794; GO GO:0005797; GO GO:0005640; GO GO:0005634; GO GO:0043204; GO GO:0005509; GO GO:0003677; GO GO:0001965; GO GO:0005085; GO GO:0005164; GO GO:0006874; GO GO:1901142; GO GO:0032099; GO GO:0043951; GO GO:0045599; GO GO:0070093; GO GO:0046627; GO GO:0046321; GO GO:2000845; GO GO:0007264; TP Membrane Topology: Peripheral; Source: UniProt - By Similarity {ECO:0000250}; SQ MRWRIIQVQYCFLLVPCMLTALEAVPIDVDKTKVHNTEPVENARIEPPDTGLYYDEYLKQVIEVLETDPHFREKLQKADI SQ EEIRSGRLSQELDLVSHKVRTRLDELKRQEVGRLRMLIKAKLDALQDTGMNHHLLLKQFEHLNHQNPNTFESRDLDMLIK SQ AATADLEQYDRTRHEEFKKYEMMKEHERREYLKTLSEEKRKEEESKFEEMKRKHEDHPKVNHPGSKDQLKEVWEETDGLD SQ PNDFDPKTFFKLHDVNNDGFLDEQELEALFTRELEKVYNPQNAEDDMIEMEEERLRMREHVMSEIDNNKDRLVTLEEFLR SQ ATEKKEFLEPDSWETLDQQQLFTEDELKEYESIIAIQENELKKRAEELQKQKEDLQRQHDHLEAQKQEYHQAVQHLEQKK SQ LQQGIAPSGPAGELKFEPHT //