Adrenomedullin (ADM) Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

The protein encoded by this gene is a preprohormone which is cleaved to form two biologically active peptides, adrenomedullin and proadrenomedullin N-terminal 20 peptide. Adrenomedullin is a 52 aa peptide with several functions, including vasodilation, regulation of hormone secretion, promotion of angiogenesis, and antimicrobial activity. The antimicrobial activity is antibacterial, as the peptide has been shown to kill E. coli and S. aureus at low concentration. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2014]

ADM: AM and PAMP are potent hypotensive and vasodilatator agents. Numerous actions have been reported most related to the physiologic control of fluid and electrolyte homeostasis. In the kidney, am is diuretic and natriuretic, and both am and pamp inhibit aldosterone secretion by direct adrenal actions. In pituitary gland, both peptides at physiologically relevant doses inhibit basal ACTH secretion. Both peptides appear to act in brain and pituitary gland to facilitate the loss of plasma volume, actions which complement their hypotensive effects in blood vessels. Belongs to the adrenomedullin family.

Protein type: Secreted; Secreted, signal peptide

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 11p15.4

Cellular Component: cytoplasm; extracellular region; extracellular space

Molecular Function: protein binding; receptor binding

Biological Process: antibacterial humoral response; antifungal humoral response; blood circulation; cAMP biosynthetic process; cell-cell signaling; defense response to Gram-negative bacterium; defense response to Gram-positive bacterium; G-protein coupled receptor internalization; negative regulation of vasoconstriction; positive regulation of cAMP biosynthetic process; progesterone biosynthetic process; receptor internalization; response to yeast; signal transduction; vasculogenesis