Corticoliberin-1

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[edit] Description

Corticoliberin-1 precursor (Corticotropin-releasing factor 1) (CRF 1)(Corticotropin-releasing hormone 1).

[edit] Source Organism

Catostomus commersoni (White sucker).

[edit] Taxomomy

Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes;Catostomidae; Catostomus.

[edit] Subcellular Localization

Secreted protein.

[edit] Developmental Stage

[edit] Similarity

Belongs to the sauvagine/corticotropin-releasing factor/urotensin I family.

[edit] Post translational Modification

[edit] Function

This hormone from hypothalamus regulates the release of corticotropin from pituitary gland

[edit] GeneID