This decapeptide is a hypothalamic hormone that controls the release of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in the pituitary gland and promotes mating behavior. It stimulates the secretion of gonadotropins after its interaction with specific G-protein-coupled receptors that are present in plasma membranes of pituitary gonadotrophs. In addition to hypophysiotropic effect, it also plays a autocrine/paracrine role in peripheral organs such as prostate, breast and ovary. Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone is not only a neurohormone but may also function as a neurotransmitter or neuromodulator.
Ref: Kiss, J. and B. Halasz, Neurosci. 14, 69 (1985); Zheng, L. et al. Neurosci. 46, 407 (1992); Collado, B. et al. Intl. J. Oncol. 24, 725 (2004); Hoffman, G. et al. Brain Res. 2005 Aug 5; [Epub ahead of print]; Wang, V. et al. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 160, 984 (1989); Volker, P. et al. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.
Molecular Weight
1182.3
Sequence (One-Letter Code)
Pyr-HWSYGLRPG-NH2
Sequence (Three-Letter Code)
Pyr - His - Trp - Ser - Tyr - Gly - Leu - Arg - Pro - Gly - NH2
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