CRH Peptide - C-Terminal Region Blocking Peptide

This gene encodes a member of the corticotropin-releasing factor family. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate the mature neuropeptide hormone. In response to stress, this hormone is secreted by the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus, binds to corticotropin releasing hormone receptors and stimulates the release of adrenocorticotropic hormone from the pituitary gland. Marked reduction in this protein has been observed in association with Alzheimer's disease. Autosomal recessive hypothalamic corticotropin deficiency has multiple and potentially fatal metabolic consequences including hypoglycemia and hepatitis. In addition to production in the hypothalamus, this protein is also synthesized in peripheral tissues, such as T lymphocytes, and is highly expressed in the placenta. In the placenta it is a marker that determines the length of gestation and the timing of parturition and delivery. A rapid increase in circulating levels of the hormone occurs at the onset of parturition, suggesting that, in addition to its metabolic functions, this protein may act as a trigger for parturition. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2015]

CRH: This hormone from hypothalamus regulates the release of corticotropin from pituitary gland. Belongs to the sauvagine/corticotropin-releasing factor/urotensin I family.

Protein type: Secreted; Secreted, signal peptide

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 8q13

Cellular Component: extracellular space; cytoplasm; extracellular region; perikaryon

Molecular Function: corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1 binding; neuropeptide hormone activity; protein binding; hormone activity; corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 2 binding; adrenocorticotropin-releasing hormone activity; receptor binding

Biological Process: diterpenoid metabolic process; negative regulation of circadian sleep/wake cycle, REM sleep; synaptic transmission, dopaminergic; hypothalamus development; positive regulation of cortisol secretion; induction of apoptosis by hormones; response to pain; female pregnancy; signal transduction; positive regulation of adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion; negative regulation of luteinizing hormone secretion; synaptic transmission; learning and/or memory; positive regulation of cAMP biosynthetic process; positive regulation of cell proliferation; feeding behavior; parturition; negative regulation of blood pressure; inflammatory response; response to electrical stimulus; associative learning; response to corticosterone stimulus; response to drug; adrenal gland development; response to ether; response to ethanol; long-term memory; ion homeostasis; response to estrogen stimulus; regulation of serotonin secretion; negative regulation of epinephrine secretion; positive regulation of protein amino acid phosphorylation; glucocorticoid biosynthetic process; lung development

Disease: Acth Deficiency, Isolated