Corticotropin-releasing Hormone - Structure

Structure

The 41-amino acid sequence of CRH was first discovered in sheep by Vale et al. in 1981. Its full sequence is:

  • SQEPPISLDLTFHLLREVLEMTKADQLAQQAHSNRKLLDIA

The rat and human peptides are identical and differ from the ovine sequence only by 7 amino acids.

  • SEEPPISLDLTFHLLREVLEMARAEQLAQQAHSNRKLMEII

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