The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Urocortin 2 across different species:

urotensin 2 (Uts2), urocortin 2 (UCN2), urocortin 2 (Ucn2), urocortin 2 (ucn2)

Other aliases include:

Ucn2, UR, SRP, URP, UCNI, UCN-II, Ucn3, Ucn-2, UCN2

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Urocortin 2:

urotensin 2 – urocortin 2 – urocortin-2 – ucn II – urocortin II – urocortin-related peptide – stresscopin-related peptide – urocortin 3 – Urocortin II

Urocortin 2 fulfills a number of functions:

hormone activity – G-protein-coupled receptor binding – hormone binding – receptor binding – protein binding

Urocortin 2 is relevant to the following processes:

elevation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration – negative regulation of blood pressure – negative regulation of diuresis – negative regulation of glomerular filtration – negative regulation of heart rate – negative regulation of insulin secretion – negative regulation of natriuresis – positive regulation of angiogenesis – positive regulation of blood pressure – positive regulation of cell differentiation – positive regulation of circadian sleep/wake cycle, REM sleep – positive regulation of circadian sleep/wake cycle, wakefulness – positive regulation of collagen biosynthetic process – positive regulation of fibroblast migration – positive regulation of fibroblast proliferation – positive regulation of heart rate – positive regulation of synaptic transmission, cholinergic – positive regulation of vasodilation – response to drug – response to hypoxia – response to testosterone stimulus – cAMP biosynthetic process – cell proliferation – digestion – response to stress – tissue regeneration

Locations for Urocortin 2:

extracellular region – extracellular space

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology