Gene Review:
Ucn - urocortin
Mus musculus
Synonyms:
Mpv17, Ucn1, Urocortin
- Modulation of urocortin-induced hypophagia and weight loss by corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 1 deficiency in mice. Bradbury, M.J., McBurnie, M.I., Denton, D.A., Lee, K.F., Vale, W.W. Endocrinology (2000)
- Potent mast cell degranulation and vascular permeability triggered by urocortin through activation of corticotropin-releasing hormone receptors. Singh, L.K., Boucher, W., Pang, X., Letourneau, R., Seretakis, D., Green, M., Theoharides, T.C. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. (1999)
- Urocortin reduces food intake and gastric emptying in lean and ob/ob obese mice. Asakawa, A., Inui, A., Ueno, N., Makino, S., Fujino, M.A., Kasuga, M. Gastroenterology (1999)
- Urocortin-deficient mice show hearing impairment and increased anxiety-like behavior. Vetter, D.E., Li, C., Zhao, L., Contarino, A., Liberman, M.C., Smith, G.W., Marchuk, Y., Koob, G.F., Heinemann, S.F., Vale, W., Lee, K.F. Nat. Genet. (2002)
- The urocortin 1 neurocircuit: ethanol-sensitivity and potential involvement in alcohol consumption. Ryabinin, A.E., Weitemier, A.Z. Brain Res. Brain Res. Rev. (2006)
- Involvement of neurotransmitters in urocortin-induced passive avoidance learning in mice. Telegdy, G., Tiricz, H., Adamik, A. Brain Res. Bull. (2005)
- Abnormal adaptations to stress and impaired cardiovascular function in mice lacking corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor-2. Coste, S.C., Kesterson, R.A., Heldwein, K.A., Stevens, S.L., Heard, A.D., Hollis, J.H., Murray, S.E., Hill, J.K., Pantely, G.A., Hohimer, A.R., Hatton, D.C., Phillips, T.J., Finn, D.A., Low, M.J., Rittenberg, M.B., Stenzel, P., Stenzel-Poore, M.P. Nat. Genet. (2000)
- Urocortin-deficient mice display normal stress-induced anxiety behavior and autonomic control but an impaired acoustic startle response. Wang, X., Su, H., Copenhagen, L.D., Vaishnav, S., Pieri, F., Shope, C.D., Brownell, W.E., De Biasi, M., Paylor, R., Bradley, A. Mol. Cell. Biol. (2002)
- Regulation of corticotropin-releasing factor receptor type 2beta mRNA via cyclic AMP pathway in A7r5 aortic smooth muscle cells. Kageyama, K., Gaudriault, G.E., Suda, T., Vale, W.W. Cell. Signal. (2003)
- Urocortin expression in the Edinger-Westphal nucleus is up-regulated by stress and corticotropin-releasing hormone deficiency. Weninger, S.C., Peters, L.L., Majzoub, J.A. Endocrinology (2000)
- Vasodilative effects of urocortin II via protein kinase A and a mitogen-activated protein kinase in rat thoracic aorta. Kageyama, K., Furukawa, K., Miki, I., Terui, K., Motomura, S., Suda, T. J. Cardiovasc. Pharmacol. (2003)
- The inhibitory effect of hormones associated with stress on Na appetite of sheep. Weisinger, R.S., Blair-West, J.R., Burns, P., Denton, D.A., McKinley, M.J., Purcell, B., Vale, W., Rivier, J., Sunagawa, K. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2000)
- IL-1alpha and TNFalpha down-regulate CRH receptor-2 mRNA expression in the mouse heart. Coste, S.C., Heldwein, K.A., Stevens, S.L., Tobar-Dupres, E., Stenzel-Poore, M.P. Endocrinology (2001)
- Activation of urocortin transport into brain by leptin. Kastin, A.J., Akerstrom, V., Pan, W. Peptides (2000)
- Mouse corticotropin-releasing factor receptor type 2alpha gene: isolation, distribution, pharmacological characterization and regulation by stress and glucocorticoids. Chen, A., Perrin, M., Brar, B., Li, C., Jamieson, P., Digruccio, M., Lewis, K., Vale, W. Mol. Endocrinol. (2005)
- Modulation of feeding-related peptide/protein signals by the blood-brain barrier. Pan, W., Akerstrom, V., Zhang, J., Pejovic, V., Kastin, A.J. J. Neurochem. (2004)
- Corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 2-deficient mice have reduced intestinal inflammatory responses. Kokkotou, E., Torres, D., Moss, A.C., O'Brien, M., Grigoriadis, D.E., Karalis, K., Pothoulakis, C. J. Immunol. (2006)
- The structures of the mouse and human urocortin genes (Ucn and UCN). Zhao, L., Donaldson, C.J., Smith, G.W., Vale, W.W. Genomics (1998)
- Urocortin reduces oxygen consumption in lean and ob/ob mice. Asakawa, A., Inui, A., Ueno, N., Makino, S., Fujimiya, M., Fujino, M.A., Kasuga, M. Int. J. Mol. Med. (2001)