ADM2 explained

ADM2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ADM2 gene.^{[1] [2]}

ADM2 belongs to a family of calcitonin (MIM 114130)-related peptide hormones important for regulating diverse physiologic functions and the chemical composition of fluids and tissues.[supplied by OMIM]

Further reading

• Kawai M . [Diagnosis of dermatophytoses: conventional methods and recent molecular biological methods] . Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi (Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology) . 44 . 4 . 261–4 . 2004 . 10.3314/jjmm.44.261 . 14615790 . free .
• Dunham I, Shimizu N, Roe BA . The DNA sequence of human chromosome 22 . Nature . 402 . 6761 . 489–95 . 1999 . 10591208 . 10.1038/990031 . 1999Natur.402..489D . etal. free .
• Strausberg RL, Feingold EA, Grouse LH . Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences . Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. . 99 . 26 . 16899–903 . 2003 . 12477932 . 10.1073/pnas.242603899 . 139241 . 2002PNAS...9916899M . etal. free .
• Roh J, Chang CL, Bhalla A . Intermedin is a calcitonin/calcitonin gene-related peptide family peptide acting through the calcitonin receptor-like receptor/receptor activity-modifying protein receptor complexes . J. Biol. Chem. . 279 . 8 . 7264–74 . 2004 . 14615490 . 10.1074/jbc.M305332200 . etal. free .
• Ota T, Suzuki Y, Nishikawa T . Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs . Nat. Genet. . 36 . 1 . 40–5 . 2004 . 14702039 . 10.1038/ng1285 . etal. free .
• Collins JE, Wright CL, Edwards CA . A genome annotation-driven approach to cloning the human ORFeome . Genome Biol. . 5 . 10 . R84 . 2005 . 15461802 . 10.1186/gb-2004-5-10-r84 . 545604 . etal . free .
• Takahashi K, Kikuchi K, Maruyama Y . Immunocytochemical localization of adrenomedullin 2/intermedin-like immunoreactivity in human hypothalamus, heart and kidney . Peptides . 27 . 6 . 1383–9 . 2006 . 16359754 . 10.1016/j.peptides.2005.11.004 . 27665694 . etal.
• Kindt F, Wiegand S, Löser C . Intermedin: a skin peptide that is downregulated in atopic dermatitis . J. Invest. Dermatol. . 127 . 3 . 605–13 . 2007 . 17008878 . 10.1038/sj.jid.5700576 . etal. free .
• Morimoto R, Satoh F, Murakami O . Expression of adrenomedullin2/intermedin in human brain, heart, and kidney . Peptides . 28 . 5 . 1095–103 . 2007 . 17346853 . 10.1016/j.peptides.2007.01.018 . 23005775 . etal.

Notes and References

1. Takei Y, Inoue K, Ogoshi M, Kawahara T, Bannai H, Miyano S . Identification of novel adrenomedullin in mammals: a potent cardiovascular and renal regulator . FEBS Lett . 556 . 1–3 . 53–8 . Jan 2004 . 14706825 . 10.1016/S0014-5793(03)01368-1 . 2063665 . free .
2. Web site: Entrez Gene: ADM2 adrenomedullin 2.