Corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor

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Identifiers
Symbol CRHR1
Alt. Symbols CRHR
Entrez 1394
HUGO 2357
OMIM 122561
RefSeq XM_001128344
UniProt P34998
Other data
Locus Chr. 17 q12-q22
Identifiers
Symbol CRHR2
Entrez 1395
HUGO 2358
OMIM 602034
RefSeq NM_001883
UniProt Q13324
Other data
Locus Chr. 7 p21-p15

Corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor is a G protein-coupled receptor which binds corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH).[1] Cells in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland known as corticotropes express the receptor and will secrete adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) when stimulated.

References

  1. Hauger RL, Grigoriadis DE, Dallman MF, Plotsky PM, Vale WW, Dautzenberg FM (2003). "International Union of Pharmacology. XXXVI. Current status of the nomenclature for receptors for corticotropin-releasing factor and their ligands". Pharmacol. Rev. 55 (1): 21–6. doi:10.1124/pr.55.1.3. PMID 12615952.

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