基因名:
CRHBP
产品别名:
CRF-BP; CRFBP; CRHBP; corticotropin releasing hormone binding protein; corticotropin releasing hormone binding protein; corticotropin-releasing factor-binding protein; CRF-binding protein; CRH-BP; 促肾上腺皮质激素释放激素结合蛋白; 促肾上腺皮质素释放激素结合蛋白(CRHBP);
背景信息:
Corticotropin-Releasing Factor-Binding Protein (CRHBP) is a 37 kDa secreted glycoprotein that binds both CRH and urocortin in a 42 kDa extracellular complex. The molecule is approximately 300 amino acids in length and demonstrates five intrachain disulfide bonds. Difference between CRHBP from different species exist, human CRHBP is found in plasma while rodent and sheep CRHBP is limited to neuroendocrine tissues. CRHBP may inactivate CRH and may prevent inappropriate pituitary-adrenal stimulation in pregnancy. CRHBP is presumed to either sequester CRH, rendering it unavailable to cells or transport it to target tissues. Although CRF-BP concentration in the human peripheral circulation is normally low, it increases throughout pregnancy and fall back rapidly after parturition.