GHRH Products

Description

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the glucagon family and is a preproprotein that is produced in the hypothalamus. The preproprotein is cleaved to form a 44 aa factor, also called somatocrinin, that acts to stimulate growth hormone release from the pituitary. Variant receptors for somatocrinin have been found in several types of tumors, and antagonists of these receptors can inhibit the growth of the tumors. Defects in this gene are a cause of dwarfism, while hypersecretion of the encoded protein is a cause of gigantism. [provided by RefSeq]

Bioinformatics

Entrez	2691 Human
Uniprot	NP_066567.1 Human
Product By Gene ID	2691
Alternate Names	GHRFsomatocrinin GRF growth hormone releasing hormone Growth hormone-releasing factor Growth hormone-releasing hormone INN MGC119781 sermorelin Somatocrinin somatoliberin somatorelin

Research Areas for GHRH

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Cancer
GPCR