UCN3
Function
Suppresses food intake, delays gastric emptying and decreases heat-induced edema. Might represent an endogenous ligand for maintaining homeostasis after stress.
Sequence Similarities
Belongs to the sauvagine/corticotropin-releasing factor/urotensin I family.
Cellular localization
- Secreted
Alternative names
SPC, UCN3, Urocortin-3, Stresscopin, Urocortin III, Ucn III