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Avp arginine vasopressin [ Mus musculus (house mouse) ]

Gene ID: 11998, updated on 24-Sep-2025
Official Symbol
Avpprovided by MGI
Official Full Name
arginine vasopressinprovided by MGI
Primary source
MGI:MGI:88121
See related
Ensembl:ENSMUSG00000037727 AllianceGenome:MGI:88121
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Mus musculus
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Mus; Mus
Also known as
Vp; Vsp
Summary
This gene encodes a member of the vasopressin/oxytocin family and preproprotein that is proteolytically processed to generate multiple protein products. These products include the neuropeptide hormone arginine vasopressin, and two other peptides, neurophysin 2 and copeptin. Arginine vasopressin binds to vasopressin receptors and functions as a vasopressor, to constrict blood vessels and increase blood pressure, and as an antidiuretic, to reduce the production of urine. Neurophysin 2 functions as a carrier protein in the transport of arginine vasopressin. This gene is present in a gene cluster with the related gene oxytocin on chromosome 2. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015]
Expression
Biased expression in CNS E18 (RPKM 15.5), whole brain E14.5 (RPKM 1.7) and 1 other tissue See more
Orthologs
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Location:
2 F1; 2 63.24 cM
Exon count:
3
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_02 current GRCm39 (GCF_000001635.27) 2 NC_000068.8 (130422540..130424508, complement)
108.20200622 previous assembly GRCm38.p6 (GCF_000001635.26) 2 NC_000068.7 (130580620..130582588, complement)

Chromosome 2 - NC_000068.8Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene STARR-positive B cell enhancer ABC_E7863 Neighboring gene mitochondrial ribosomal protein S26 Neighboring gene oxytocin Neighboring gene U box domain containing 5 Neighboring gene FAST kinase domains 5 Neighboring gene STARR-positive B cell enhancer ABC_E5982 Neighboring gene CapStarr-seq enhancer MGSCv37_chr2:130461487-130461688 Neighboring gene leucine zipper, putative tumor suppressor family member 3

  • Project title: Mouse ENCODE transcriptome data
  • Description: RNA profiling data sets generated by the Mouse ENCODE project.
  • BioProject: PRJNA66167
  • Publication: PMID 25409824
  • Analysis date: n/a

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Alleles

Alleles of this type are documented at Mouse Genome Informatics  (MGI)

Markers

Gene Ontology Provided by MGI

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables V1A vasopressin receptor binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables V1A vasopressin receptor binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables V1A vasopressin receptor binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables V1B vasopressin receptor binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables V1B vasopressin receptor binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables hormone activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables hormone activity ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables neurohypophyseal hormone activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables neuropeptide hormone activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables neuropeptide hormone activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables neuropeptide hormone activity ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables protein kinase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables protein kinase activity ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within adenylate cyclase-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within adenylate cyclase-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in blood vessel diameter maintenance IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in grooming behavior IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in grooming behavior ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in intracellular signal transduction IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in intracellular signal transduction IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in intracellular signal transduction ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in locomotory behavior IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in locomotory behavior ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in maternal aggressive behavior IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in maternal aggressive behavior IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in maternal aggressive behavior ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in maternal behavior IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in maternal behavior ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in multicellular organismal response to stress IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in multicellular organismal-level water homeostasis IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in multicellular organismal-level water homeostasis ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of apoptotic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of apoptotic process ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of female receptivity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of female receptivity ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of transmission of nerve impulse IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of transmission of nerve impulse ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of cell growth IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of cell growth ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of cell population proliferation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of cell population proliferation ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of cellular pH reduction IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of cellular pH reduction ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of gene expression IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of gene expression ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of glutamate secretion IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of glutamate secretion ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of prostaglandin biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of prostaglandin biosynthetic process ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of vasoconstriction IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of vasoconstriction IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of vasoconstriction ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within renal water absorption IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within renal water absorption ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in response to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxine IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in response to electrical stimulus IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in response to ethanol IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in response to ethanol ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in response to nerve growth factor IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in response to nicotine IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in response to peptide IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in response to salt stress IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in response to testosterone IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in response to xenobiotic stimulus IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in social behavior IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in social behavior ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in symbiont entry into host cell IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in symbiont entry into host cell ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in vasoconstriction IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in dendrite IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in dendrite ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in extracellular region IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in extracellular region ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in extracellular region TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
is_active_in extracellular space IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in extracellular space IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in extracellular space ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
is_active_in neuronal dense core vesicle IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
is_active_in neuronal dense core vesicle ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
is_active_in secretory granule IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in secretory granule IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in secretory granule ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
Preferred Names
vasopressin-neurophysin 2-copeptin
Names
AVP-NPII
pre-pro-arginine-vasopressin-neurophysin II
prepro-AVP-NP II

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_009732.2NP_033862.1  vasopressin-neurophysin 2-copeptin preproprotein

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_033862.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AK138179, AL731707, BC051997
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS16746.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P35455
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q3UUQ5
    Related
    ENSMUSP00000035551.7, ENSMUST00000046001.7
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    smart00003
    Location:43120
    NH; Neurohypophysial hormones

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001635.27-RS_2024_02

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCm39 C57BL/6J

Genomic

  1. NC_000068.8 Reference GRCm39 C57BL/6J

    Range
    130422540..130424508 complement
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