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: extracellular space; cytoplasm; extracellular region

Molecular Function: protein binding; adrenomedullin receptor binding; hormone activity; receptor binding

Biological Process: developmental growth; positive regulation of apoptosis; blood circulation; heart development; response to glucocorticoid stimulus; response to lipopolysaccharide; female pregnancy; signal transduction; positive regulation of vasodilation; response to insulin stimulus; negative regulation of cell proliferation; cAMP-mediated signaling; elevation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration; cell-cell signaling; receptor internalization; positive regulation of cAMP biosynthetic process; positive regulation of cell proliferation; response to wounding; vasculogenesis; regulation of the force of heart contraction; aging; hormone secretion; organ regeneration; progesterone biosynthetic process; androgen metabolic process; neurite regeneration; positive regulation of heart rate; negative regulation of vasoconstriction; odontogenesis of dentine-containing teeth; response to starvation; positive regulation of angiogenesis; G-protein coupled receptor internalization; neural tube closure; response to hypoxia; negative regulation of vascular permeability; cAMP biosynthetic process; response to cold