Primary Identifier | IPR003626 | Type | Family |
Short Name | PTH-rel |
description | Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTH-rP) is structurally related to parathyroid hormone (PTH) []and seems to play a physiological role in lactation, possibly as a hormone for the mobilisation and/or transfer of calcium to the milk. It also regulates chondrocytic differentiation and bone formation [].This family also includes the zebrafish PTH family member Pth4, unique to noneutherian vertebrates, which is a regulator of bone mineral accrual acting through phosphate homeostasis [].. |