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Facts about Urotensin-2.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | UTS2 |
Uniprot: | O95399 |
Entrez: | 10911 |
Belongs to: |
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urotensin-2 family |
UCN2; UII; UIIPRO1068; U-IIUrotensin II; urotensin 2; urotensin-2; UrotensinII; Urotensin-II; UTS2
Mass (kDA):
14.296 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 1p36.23 |
Sequence: | 1; NC_000001.11 (7846345..7913615, complement) |
Brain specific.
Secreted.
PMID: 9861051 by Coulouarn Y., et al. Cloning of the cDNA encoding the urotensin II precursor in frog and human reveals intense expression of the urotensin II gene in motoneurons of the spinal cord.
PMID: 10499587 by Ames R.S., et al. Human urotensin-II is a potent vasoconstrictor and agonist for the orphan receptor GPR14.