Combining with a short neuropeptide F and transmitting the signal within the cell to initiate a change in cell activity. Short neuropeptide F is an arthropod peptide of less than 28 residues (as small as 8-10 residues in some species) with a C-terminal RFamide or LRFamide.
Source:PMID:16330127,
PMID:21440021,
GOC:ha
Comment
Despite their naming, neuropeptide F (NPF) and short neuropeptide F (sNPF) are not closely related.