Gene Information
Gene NameUCN
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length124
Protein NamesUrocortin
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age168 ( ENSG00000163794 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBP55089
Gene CardUCN
Uniprot IDP55089
PfamPF00473
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.007556922)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ UCN ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ UCN ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ UCN ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ucn ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ UCN ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ucn ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ UCN ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCRH
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityKeratinocytes in epidermis and the outer and inner root sheaths of hair follicles, epithelium of sebaceous and sweat glands, erector pili muscle, cutaneous blood vessel walls, cutaneous nerves and dermal mononuclear cells (PubMed:10690896). Detected in plasma cells in the lamia propria in colon mucosa (PubMed:15531481) (at protein level). Expressed in pituitary and adrenal glands (PubMed:10690896). Detected in plasma cells in the lamia propria in colon mucosa (PubMed:15531481). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10690896, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15531481}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.002990(Rat);0.028571(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2RMF  (NMR  3N96  (X-ray  2.75A  6PB0  (EM  3.00A  6PB1  (EM  2.80A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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