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- Urocortin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the UCN gene. Urocortin belongs to the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) family of proteins which...
- Urocortin 2 (Ucn2) is an endogenous peptide in the corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF) family. Urocortin II is a 38-amino acid peptide that is a member...
- Urocortin III, a 38–41 amino acid peptide, is a member of the CRF (corticotropin-releasing factor), also known as CRH (corticotropin-releasing hormone)...
- CRF), urotensin-I, urocortin, and sauvagine. The family can be grouped into 2 separate paralogous lineages, with urotensin-I, urocortin and sauvagine in...
- of the Edinger–Westphal nucleus contain various neuropeptides such as urocortin and cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript. Previously, it has...
- paralogous ligands developed including CRH, urotensin-1/urocortin, urocortin II and urocortin III. Variations in the CRHR1 gene is ****ociated with enhanced...
- receptors are activated by two structurally similar peptides, urocortin II, and urocortin III, as well as CRH. The human CRHR2 gene contains 12 exons....
- observed inside the islets as well. In both species, the peptide hormone Urocortin III (Ucn3) is a major local signal that is released from beta cells (and...
- Urocortin-3 is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the UCN3 gene. It belongs to the corticotropin-releasing hormone family. This gene is a member...
- corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) family that also includes CRF, urocortin l/urotensin l, urocortin II and urocortin III. Sauvagine has been shown to interact with corticotropin...