UCN2 urocortin 2 [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: UCN2provided by HGNC
Official Full Name: urocortin 2provided by HGNC
Primary source: HGNC:HGNC:18414
See related: Ensembl:ENSG00000145040 MIM:605902; AllianceGenome:HGNC:18414
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Homo sapiens
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as: UR; SRP; URP; UCNI; UCN-II
Summary: This gene is a member of the sauvagine/corticotropin-releasing factor/urotensin I family. It is structurally related to the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) gene and the encoded product is an endogenous ligand for CRF type 2 receptors. In the brain it may be responsible for the effects of stress on appetite. In spite of the gene family name similarity, the product of this gene has no sequence similarity to urotensin II. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Expression: Biased expression in skin (RPKM 5.7), endometrium (RPKM 1.2) and 4 other tissues See more
Orthologs: mouse all
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Genomic context

Location:: 3p21.31

Exon count:: 2

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_08	current	GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40)	3	NC_000003.12 (48561718..48563781, complement)
RS_2024_08	current	T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1)	3	NC_060927.1 (48590675..48592738, complement)
RS_2024_09	previous assembly	GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25)	3	NC_000003.11 (48599151..48601214, complement)

Chromosome 3 - NC_000003.12 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Expression

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Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
BioProject: PRJEB4337
Publication: PMID 24309898
Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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Urocortin-2 levels were elevated in hypertensive patients and correlated with left ventricular mass index in those patients.
Title: Evaluation of Serum Urocortin 2 Levels in Patients with Hypertension.
Ucn2 may be an important element in the mosaic of blood pressure-lowering factors in patients treated for essential hypertension.
Title: Urocortin 2 in patients with hypertension treated with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers.
laryngeal cancer cells were enriched in the recurrent chimera COL7A1-UCN2, which potentially affected cancer stem cell transition
Title: Identification of novel enriched recurrent chimeric COL7A1-UCN2 in human laryngeal cancer samples using deep sequencing.
examination of the local and systemic cardiovascular effects of urocortin 2 and urocortin 3 in healthy subjects and patients with heart failure
Title: Cardiovascular effects of urocortin 2 and urocortin 3 in patients with chronic heart failure.
Data show that corticotropin releasing hormone receptor 2 (Crhr2) protein is abundantly expressed in the heart, and plasma Ucn2 levels were higher in patients with heart failure compared to healthy controls, indicating that endogenous Crhr2 is associated with heart failure.
Title: Corticotropin releasing hormone receptor 2 exacerbates chronic cardiac dysfunction.
The transcripts of TAS1R3 and UCN2 in peripheral blood cells may be considered potential biomarkers of consumption of sugary and fatty food, respectively, to complement data of food-intake questionnaires.
Title: TAS1R3 and UCN2 Transcript Levels in Blood Cells Are Associated With Sugary and Fatty Food Consumption in Children.
up-regulated in placenta, fetal membranes, and myometrium in labor
Title: Urocortin 2 role in placental and myometrial inflammatory mechanisms at parturition.
Corticotrophin-Releasing Factor (CRF) and the urocortins are potent regulators of the inflammatory phenotype of human and mouse white adipocytes.
Title: Corticotrophin-Releasing Factor (CRF) and the urocortins are potent regulators of the inflammatory phenotype of human and mouse white adipocytes and the differentiation of mouse 3T3L1 pre-adipocytes.
Stresscopin-related peptide induces a weaker enhancement of cardiovascular function through corticotropin-releasing factor receptorn 2 than that induced by stresscopin.
Title: Intracerebroventricular injection of stresscopin-related peptide enhances cardiovascular function in conscious rats.
Solubilized SUMO-eXact-preproUCN2 was used successfully to generate two high affinity mouse monoclonal antibodies specific to the pro-region of urocortin 2.
Title: A His6-SUMO-eXact tag for producing human prepro-urocortin 2 in Escherichia coli for raising monoclonal antibodies.

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Phenotypes

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EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
A genome-wide association study identifies a novel locus at 6q22.1 associated with ulcerative colitis. EBI GWAS Catalog EBI GWAS CatalogPubMed
Host-microbe interactions have shaped the genetic architecture of inflammatory bowel disease. EBI GWAS Catalog EBI GWAS CatalogPubMed

Variation

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

RH80100 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:83603

GDB:384986 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:157129

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 2 binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables hormone activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables hormone binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in adenylate cyclase-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in adenylate cyclase-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in cellular response to nutrient levels	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in digestion	NAS Non-traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
involved_in hormone-mediated signaling pathway	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in hormone-mediated signaling pathway	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in extracellular region	NAS Non-traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
located_in extracellular region	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info
is_active_in extracellular space	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: urocortin-2

Names: prepro-urocortin 2; stresscopin-related peptide; ucn II; urocortin II; urocortin-related peptide

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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