# Urotensin 2

> mammalian protein found in Rattus norvegicus

**Wikidata**: [Q28561171](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28561171)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/urotensin-2


## References

1. UniProt
2. [InterPro Release 71.0](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/interpro/protein/Q9QZQ4)
3. Q20641742
4. [GOA](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q9QZQ4)
5. [Urotensin II accelerates cardiac fibrosis and hypertrophy of rats induced by isoproterenol](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q9QZQ4)
6. [Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q9QZQ4)
7. [The expression and significance of urotensin II, nitric oxide, and C-type natriuretic peptide in hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q9QZQ4)
8. [Urotensin II and renal function in the rat](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q9QZQ4)
9. [[Orn5]URP acts as a pure antagonist of urotensinergic receptors in rat cortical astrocytes](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q9QZQ4)
10. [Cardiovascular effects of urotensin II in different brain areas](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q9QZQ4)
11. [Effect of central urotensin II on heart rate, blood pressure and brain Fos immunoreactivity in conscious rats](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q9QZQ4)
12. [Urotensin II induces phenotypic differentiation, migration, and collagen synthesis of adventitial fibroblasts from rat aorta](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q9QZQ4)
13. [Urotensin II modulates rapid eye movement sleep through activation of brainstem cholinergic neurons](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q9QZQ4)
14. [Role of androgens in the regulation of urotensin II precursor mRNA expression in the rat brainstem and spinal cord](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q9QZQ4)
15. [Urotensin-II and its receptor (UT-R) are expressed in rat brain endothelial cells, and urotensin-II via UT-R stimulates angiogenesis in vivo and in vitro](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q9QZQ4)
16. [Evidence for endogenous urotensin-II as an inhibitor of insulin secretion. Study in the perfused rat pancreas](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/annotations?geneProductId=UniProtKB:Q9QZQ4)
17. ensembl Release 106