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Gene and Protein Information | ||||||
class A G protein-coupled receptor | ||||||
Species | TM | AA | Chromosomal Location | Gene Symbol | Gene Name | Reference |
Human | 7 | 381 | 4q32.1 | NPY2R | neuropeptide Y receptor Y2 | 3,21-22,45-46 |
Mouse | 7 | 381 | 3 36.49 cM | Npy2r | neuropeptide Y receptor Y2 | 35,39 |
Rat | 7 | 381 | 2q34 | Npy2r | neuropeptide Y receptor Y2 | 23 |
Previous and Unofficial Names |
neuropeptide Y receptor type 2 | NPY-Y2 receptor |
Database Links | |
Specialist databases | |
GPCRdb | npy2r_human (Hs), npy2r_mouse (Mm), q9erc0_rat (Rn) |
Other databases | |
Alphafold | P49146 (Hs), P97295 (Mm), Q9ERC0 (Rn) |
ChEMBL Target | CHEMBL4018 (Hs), CHEMBL4739850 (Mm), CHEMBL3309 (Rn) |
Ensembl Gene | ENSG00000185149 (Hs), ENSMUSG00000028004 (Mm), ENSRNOG00000049213 (Rn) |
Entrez Gene | 4887 (Hs), 18167 (Mm), 66024 (Rn) |
Human Protein Atlas | ENSG00000185149 (Hs) |
KEGG Gene | hsa:4887 (Hs), mmu:18167 (Mm), rno:66024 (Rn) |
OMIM | 162642 (Hs) |
Pharos | P49146 (Hs) |
RefSeq Nucleotide | NM_000910 (Hs), NM_008731 (Mm), NM_023968 (Rn) |
RefSeq Protein | NP_000901 (Hs), NP_032757 (Mm), NP_076458 (Rn) |
UniProtKB | P49146 (Hs), P97295 (Mm), Q9ERC0 (Rn) |
Wikipedia | NPY2R (Hs) |
Natural/Endogenous Ligands |
neuropeptide Y {Sp: Human, Mouse, Rat} |
neuropeptide Y-(3-36) {Sp: Human, Mouse, Rat} |
pancreatic polypeptide {Sp: Human} , pancreatic polypeptide {Sp: Mouse} , pancreatic polypeptide {Sp: Rat} |
peptide YY {Sp: Human} , peptide YY {Sp: Mouse, Rat, Pig} |
PYY-(3-36) {Sp: Human} |
Comments: Neuropeptide Y is the principal endogenous agonist |
Potency order of endogenous ligands (Human) |
peptide YY = peptide YY(3-36) = neuropeptide Y = neuropeptide Y(3-36) >> pancreatic polypeptide |
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Gi/Go family |
Adenylyl cyclase inhibition Calcium channel |
References: 37,50 |
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Gq/G11 family | Phospholipase C stimulation |
References: 37 |
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For a review on NPY receptor knockout mice see [34]. For a review on the functions of the Y2 receptor see [29]. |
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