Tachykinin receptor 3 (NK3) binds to neurokinin B

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R-HSA-383373
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Reaction [binding]
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Homo sapiens
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Neurokinin B peptide (NKB) (Torricelli M et al, 2007) is a tachykinin-related neuropeptide that is highly expressed in the placenta.It can bind to its receptor, NK3 (Huang RR et al, 1992), which is associated with G proteins that activate a phosphatidylinositol-calcium second messenger system. Elevated levels of NKB in early pregnancy may be an indicator of hypertension and pre-eclampsia (Page NM et al, 2000), and treatment with certain neurokinin receptor antagonists may be useful in alleviating the symptoms.
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PubMed ID Title Journal Year
10866201 Excessive placental secretion of neurokinin B during the third trimester causes pre-eclampsia

Lowry, PJ, Manyonda, IT, Butlin, DJ, Woods, RJ, Gardiner, SM, Lomthaisong, K, Gladwell, RT, Page, NM

Nature 2000
1374246 cDNA sequence and heterologous expression of the human neurokinin-3 receptor

Strader, CD, Mazina, KE, Cheung, AH, Huang, RR, Fong, TM

Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1992
17561251 Placental neurokinin B mRNA expression increases at preterm labor

Torricelli, M, Reis, FM, Petraglia, F, Torres, PB, De Falco, G, Leucci, E, Florio, P, Leoncini, L, Giovannelli, A

Placenta 2007
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