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Symbol TRH contributors: mct - updated : 17-03-2014
HGNC name thyrotropin-releasing hormone
HGNC id 12298
EXPRESSION
Type restricted
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Reproductivefemale systemovary   
 female systemuteruscervix  
Respiratorylung    
Visualeye    
tissue
SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Blood / hematopoieticbone marrow   
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion
at STAGE
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
precursor with six repetitive potential TRH coding sequences
HOMOLOGY
Homologene
FAMILY
CATEGORY signaling hormone
SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION extracellular
    plasma membrane
    intracellular
intracellular,cytoplasm,cytosolic,granule
intracellular,nucleus
basic FUNCTION
  • tripeptide hormone produced by the hypothalamus in response to hypothyroidism
  • may function as a melanoma autocrine growth factor
  • role of the TRH neuron as a central integrator of energy homeostasis
  • regulates energy homeostasis and autonomic responses
  • stimulates the release of prolactin as well as that of TSH
  • selectively stimulates human hair follicle pigmentation
  • inhibits melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) neurons by increasing synaptic inhibition from local GABA neurons, and inhibition of MCH neurons may contribute to the TRH-mediated reduction in food intake and sleep
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling hormonal
    thyroid
    a component
  • most proximal component of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis that regulates thyroid hormone synthesis
  • INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • hypothalamic neuronal histamine mediates the TRH-induced suppression of feeding behavior
  • PPARG modulates hypothalamic TRH regulation
  • KLF4 plays a key role in the maturation of TRH expression in hypothalamic neurons
  • TRH is a highly specific regulator of TSHB, and TRH mediated induction of TSHB, at least in part by sequential stimulation of the NR4A1-TSHB genes through a PKC and ERK1/2 pathway
  • in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus is regulated by thyroid hormone (TH)
  • CREB1 has been postulated to regulate TRH expression
  • TGFB2 regulates hypothalamic TRH expression through the TGFbeta inducible early gene-1 (TIEG1) during fetal development
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    activated by by leptin (involves activation of STAT3 and this signaling pathway is important for regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis by leptin)
    Other
  • in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus is regulated by thyroid hormone (TH)
  • ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s) TRHD
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    tumoral     --over  
    by melanomas and dysplastic nevi
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS