UCN: Acts in vitro to stimulate the secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). Binds with high affinity to CRF receptor types 1, 2-alpha, and 2-beta. Belongs to the sauvagine/corticotropin-releasing factor/urotensin I family.
Protein type: Secreted; Secreted, signal peptide
Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 5 B1|5 17.11 cM
Cellular Component: axon; axon terminus; cell soma; dendrite; extracellular region; perikaryon
Molecular Function: corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1 binding; corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 2 binding; G-protein coupled receptor binding; histone deacetylase inhibitor activity; hormone activity
Biological Process: activation of protein kinase A activity; aerobic respiration; associative learning; drinking behavior; feeding behavior; learning and/or memory; negative regulation of apoptosis; negative regulation of appetite; negative regulation of blood pressure; negative regulation of cell size; negative regulation of hormone secretion; neuron projection development; neuropeptide signaling pathway; pancreatic juice secretion; positive regulation of cAMP biosynthetic process; positive regulation of cell growth; positive regulation of collagen biosynthetic process; positive regulation of corticotropin secretion; positive regulation of DNA replication; positive regulation of interleukin-6 production; positive regulation of peptidyl-serine phosphorylation; positive regulation of protein phosphorylation; positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; positive regulation of translation; positive regulation of vascular permeability; prepulse inhibition; regulation of synaptic transmission, glutamatergic; response to oxidative stress; response to starvation; sensory perception of sound; social behavior; startle response
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