Urocortin

mammalian protein found in Rattus norvegicus
Protein protein Q28557273
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Urocortin

Summary

Urocortin is a protein[1].

Key Facts

  • Urocortin's instance of is recorded as protein[2].
  • Urocortin's subclass of is recorded as protein[3].
  • Urocortin's UniProt protein ID is recorded as P55090[4].
  • Urocortin's part of is recorded as Urocortin/corticotropin-releasing factor family[5].
  • Urocortin's part of is recorded as Corticotropin-releasing factor, protein family[6].
  • Urocortin's part of is recorded as Corticotropin-releasing factor conserved site, protein family[7].
  • Urocortin's has part is recorded as Corticotropin-releasing factor domain[8].
  • Urocortin's has part is recorded as Corticotropin-releasing factor conserved site[9].
  • Urocortin's RefSeq protein ID is recorded as NP_062023[10].
  • Urocortin's molecular function is recorded as G protein-coupled receptor binding[11].
  • Urocortin's molecular function is recorded as hormone activity[12].
  • Urocortin's molecular function is recorded as protein binding[13].
  • Urocortin's molecular function is recorded as corticotropin-releasing hormone activity[14].
  • Urocortin's molecular function is recorded as histone deacetylase inhibitor activity[15].
  • Urocortin's molecular function is recorded as corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1 binding[16].
  • Urocortin's molecular function is recorded as corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 2 binding[17].
  • Urocortin's cell component is recorded as extracellular region[18].
  • Urocortin's cell component is recorded as extracellular space[19].
  • Urocortin's cell component is recorded as axon[20].
  • Urocortin's cell component is recorded as dendrite[21].
  • Urocortin's cell component is recorded as soma[22].
  • Urocortin's cell component is recorded as varicosity[23].
  • Urocortin's cell component is recorded as perikaryon[24].
  • Urocortin's cell component is recorded as axon terminus[25].
  • Urocortin's biological process is recorded as positive regulation of protein phosphorylation[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Urocortin, But Not Urocortin II, Protects Cultured Hippocampal Neurons from Oxidative and Excitotoxic Cell Death via Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Type I. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Urocortin, a mammalian neuropeptide related to fish urotensin I and to corticotropin-releasing factor. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Urocortin modulates dopaminergic neuronal survival via inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase-3β and histone deacetylase. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Ligand affinity for amino-terminal and juxtamembrane domains of the corticotropin releasing factor type I receptor: regulation by G-protein and nonpeptide antagonists. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Urocortin, a mammalian neuropeptide related to fish urotensin I and to corticotropin-releasing factor. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . The localisation of urocortin in the adult rat cerebellum: a light and electron microscopic study. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . The localisation of urocortin in the adult rat cerebellum: a light and electron microscopic study. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . The localisation of urocortin in the adult rat cerebellum: a light and electron microscopic study. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Distribution of corticotropin-releasing factor binding protein-immunoreactivity in the rat hypothalamus: association with corticotropin-releasing factor-, urocortin 1- and vimentin-immunoreactive fibres. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . Urocortin expression in rat brain: evidence against a pervasive relationship of urocortin-containing projections with targets bearing type 2 CRF receptors. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . The localisation of urocortin in the adult rat cerebellum: a light and electron microscopic study. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Protective effects of the urocortin homologues stresscopin (SCP) and stresscopin-related peptide (SRP) against hypoxia/reoxygenation injury in rat neonatal cardiomyocytes. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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