Neuromedin U receptors
Overview
Neuromedin U receptors are activated by the endogenous 25 amino acid peptide neuromedin U (neuromedin U-25, NmU-25), a peptide originally isolated from pig spinal cord [1]. In humans, NmU-25 appears to be the sole product of a precursor gene (NMU, P48645) showing a broad tissue distribution, but which is expressed at highest levels in the upper gastrointestinal tract, CNS, bone marrow and fetal liver. Much shorter versions of NmU are found in some species, but not in human, and are derived at least in some instances from the proteolytic cleavage of the longer NmU. Despite species differences in NmU structure, the C-terminal region (particularly the C-terminal pentapeptide) is highly conserved and contains biological activity. Neuromedin S (neuromedin S-33) has also been identified as an endogenous agonist [2]. NmS-33 is, as its name suggests, a 33 amino-acid product of a precursor protein derived from a single gene and contains an amidated C-terminal heptapeptide identical to NmU. NmS-33 appears to activate NMU receptors with equivalent potency to NmU-25.References
- Minamino N, Kangawa K, Matsuo H. Neuromedin U-8 and U-25: novel uterus stimulating and hypertensive peptides identified in porcine spinal cord. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1985;130:1078-85.
- Mori K, Miyazato M, Ida T, et al. Identification of neuromedin S and its possible role in the mammalian circadian oscillator system. EMBO J 2005;24:325-35.
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Species Receptor Family Assays Human AvailableAssay modes:Agonist⋅Inverse agonist⋅Antagonist⋅PAM⋅NAMPanels:Human non-orphan GPCRs⋅à la carte Human AvailableAssay modes:Agonist⋅Inverse agonist⋅Antagonist⋅PAM⋅NAMPanels:Human non-orphan GPCRs⋅à la carte Mouse AvailableAssay modes:Agonist⋅Inverse agonist⋅Antagonist⋅PAM⋅NAMPanels:Mouse non-orphan GPCRs⋅à la carte Mouse AvailableAssay modes:Agonist⋅Inverse agonist⋅Antagonist⋅PAM⋅NAMPanels:Mouse non-orphan GPCRs⋅à la cartePAGE TOP