Oxytocin is a cyclic 9 amino acid peptide that differs from vasopressin in 2 amino acids. Despite the close similarities in sequence, oxytocin and vasopressin have different biological activities and bind to distinct G protein-coupled receptors. The oxytocin receptor, OT, couples primarily to Gq/11 to mobilize intracellular calcium. In female reproduction, oxytocin promotes uterine contraction and lactation; oxytocin is the most commonly used drug for induction of labor, whereas an oxytocin antagonist, atosiban, is under investigation to suppress preterm labor. Oxytocin/OT interaction in the CNS also plays an important role in stress, male and female sexual response, and sociality.
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Catalog #: | ACC-RG0717 |
Gene Name | OXTR |
Abbr | Chem-1-HuOXTR/Galpha15 |
Alias | OXTR,OT-R |
Growth Properties | Adherent |
Host Cell | Chem-1 |
Shipping | Dry ice |
Product Type | GPCR Expressing Cell |
Species | Human |
Product Format | frozen |
searchKeyword | OXTR,OT-R |
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