金山科研平台，产品价格货期咨询微信：jinshanbio Molecule Information: BNP Long Name: Brain Natriuretic Peptide Aliases: BNF; NPPB Entrez Gene IDs: 4879 (Human); 18158 (Mouse); 25105 (Rat) Background: BNP View BNP precursor IHC images. Brain-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) is a nonglycosylated peptide that is produced predominantly by ventricular myocytes and belongs to the natriuretic peptide family. Proteolytic cleavage of the 12 kDa BNP precursor gives rise to N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) and mature BNP. Plasma NT-proBNP is a marker for congestive heart failure, while mature BNP (aa 103 - 134) promotes vasodilation and fluid and sodium excretion. Human BNP precursor shares 29% and 51% aa sequence identity with mouse and porcine BNP precursor, respectively.