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CRHBP corticotropin releasing hormone binding protein

Gene ID: 1393, updated on 5-Mar-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: CRFBP; CRF-BP

Summary

Corticotropin-releasing hormone is a potent stimulator of synthesis and secretion of preopiomelanocortin-derived peptides. Although CRH concentrations in the human peripheral circulation are normally low, they increase throughout pregnancy and fall rapidly after parturition. Maternal plasma CRH probably originates from the placenta. Human plasma contains a CRH-binding protein which inactivates CRH and which may prevent inappropriate pituitary-adrenal stimulation in pregnancy. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
5q13.3
Sequence:
Chromosome: 5; NC_000005.10 (76953045..76981159)
Total number of exons:
9

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