Thermo Fisher Scientific AVPR2 Polyclonal Antibody

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Avpr2 is a precursor protein consisting of arginine vasopressin and two associated proteins, neurophysin 2 and a glycopeptide, copeptin. Arginine vasopressin is a posterior pituitary hormone synthesized in the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus. Along with its carrier protein, neurophysin 2, it is packaged into neurosecretory vesicles and transported axonally to the nerve endings in the neurohypophysis, where it is stored or secreted into the bloodstream.

The precursor is thought to be activated during axonal transport to the posterior pituitary. Arginine vasopressin acts as a growth factor by enhancing pH regulation through acid-base transport systems. Avpr2 has a direct antidiuretic action on the kidney and also causes vasoconstriction of peripheral vessels. It can contract smooth muscle during parturition and lactation and is involved in cognition, tolerance, adaptation, and complex sexual and maternal behavior, as well as in the regulation of water excretion and cardiovascular functions. The activity of Avpr2 is mediated by G proteins that activate adenylate cyclase.

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