urocortin 2   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 921

Synonyms: urocortin II
Species: Human
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References
1. Dautzenberg FM, Gutknecht E, Van der Linden I, Olivares-Reyes JA, Dürrenberger F, Hauger RL. (2004)
Cell type specific calcium signaling by corticotropin-releasing factor type 1 (CRF1) and 2a (CRF2(a)) receptors: Gq coupling in human embryonic kidney 293 but not SK-N-MC neuroblastoma cells.
Biochem Pharmacol, 68: 1833-1844. [PMID:15450949]
2. Lewis K, Li C, Perrin MH, Blount A, Kunitake K, Donaldson C, Vaughan J, Reyes TM, Gulyas J, Fischer W et al.. (2001)
Identification of urocortin III, an additional member of the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) family with high affinity for the CRF2 receptor.
Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 98 (13): 7570-5. [PMID:11416224]
3. Reyes TM, Lewis K, Perrin MH, Kunitake KS, Vaughan J, Arias CA, Hogenesch JB, Gulyas J, Rivier J, Vale WW et al.. (2001)
Urocortin II: a member of the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) neuropeptide family that is selectively bound by type 2 CRF receptors.
Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 98 (5): 2843-8. [PMID:11226328]