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14602 Ensembl ENSG00000106128 ENSMUSG00000004654 UniProt Q02643 P32082 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_000823 NM_001009824 NM_001003685 RefSeq (protein) NP_000814 NP_001003685 Location (UCSC) Chr 7: 30.94 – 30.99 Mb Chr 6: 55.35 – 55.37 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse The growth-hormone-releasing hormone receptor (GHRHR) is a G-protein-coupled receptor that binds growth hormone ...
This gene encodes a protein that is a transmembrane receptor for growth hormone. [10] [11] Binding of growth hormone to the receptor leads to reorientation of a pre-assembled receptor dimer dimerization (the receptor may however also exist as monomers on the cell surface [12]) and the activation of an intra- and intercellular signal transduction pathway leading to growth. [13]
GHRH binding to GHRHR results in increased GH production mainly by the cAMP-dependent pathway, [5] but also by the phospholipase C pathway (IP 3 /DAG pathway), [1] and other minor pathways. [ 1 ] The cAMP-dependent pathway is initiated by the binding of GHRH to its receptor, causing receptor conformation that activates G s alpha subunit of the ...
Neuroendocrine neurons were discovered in the peripheral nervous system, regulating, for instance, digestion. The cells in the adrenal medulla that release adrenaline and noradrenaline proved to have properties between endocrine cells and neurons, and proved to be outstanding model systems for instance for the study of the molecular mechanisms ...
The adrenergic receptors or adrenoceptors are a class of G protein-coupled receptors that are targets of many catecholamines like norepinephrine (noradrenaline) and epinephrine (adrenaline) produced by the body, but also many medications like beta blockers, beta-2 (β 2) antagonists and alpha-2 (α 2) agonists, which are used to treat high ...
One transcript, 1a, excises an intron and encodes the functional protein; this protein is the receptor for the ghrelin ligand and defines a neuroendocrine pathway for growth hormone release. The second transcript (1b) retains the intron and does not function as a receptor for ghrelin; however, it may function to attenuate activity of isoform 1a ...
Sponges possess metabotropic glutamate receptors, and application of glutamate to a sponge can trigger a whole-body response that sponges use to rid themselves of contaminants. [15] The genome of Trichoplax, a primitive organism that also lacks a nervous system, contains numerous metabotropic glutamate receptors, but their function is not yet ...
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GNRHR gene. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] This gene encodes the receptor for type 1 gonadotropin-releasing hormone .