GAL, Official Symbol GALprovided by HGNC Official Full Name galanin and GMAP prepropeptideprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:4114 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000069482 MIM:137035; AllianceGenome:HGNC:4114 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as ETL8; GALN; GLNN; GMAP; GAL-GMAP Summary This gene encodes a neuroendocrine peptide that is widely expressed in the central and peripheral nervous systems and also the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, adrenal gland and urogenital tract. The encoded protein is a precursor that is proteolytically processed to generate two mature peptides: galanin and galanin message-associated peptide (GMAP). Galanin has diverse physiological functions including nociception, feeding and energy homeostasis, osmotic regulation and water balance. GMAP has been demonstrated to possess antifungal activity and hypothesized to be part of the innate immune system. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2015] Expression Biased expression in appendix (RPKM 6.0), colon (RPKM 2.3) and 5 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all