Orexin receptor

Jump to: navigation, search
Identifiers
Symbol HCRTR1
Entrez 3061
HUGO 4848
OMIM 602392
RefSeq NM_001525
UniProt O43613
Other data
Locus Chr. 1 p33
Identifiers
Symbol HCRTR2
Entrez 3062
HUGO 4849
OMIM 602393
RefSeq NM_001526
UniProt O43614
Other data
Locus Chr. 6 p11-q11

The orexin receptor (also referred to as the hypocretin receptor) is a G-protein-coupled receptor that binds the neuropeptide hormone orexin. There are two variants each encoded by a different gene (HCRTR1, HCRTR2).[1]

References

  1. Spinazzi R, Andreis PG, Rossi GP, Nussdorfer GG (2006). "Orexins in the regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis". Pharmacol. Rev. 58 (1): 46-57. doi:10.1124/pr.58.1.4. PMID 16507882.

External links

Template:Membrane-protein-stub


Navigation WikiDoc | WikiPatient | Popular pages | Recently Edited Pages | Recently Added Pictures

Table of Contents In Alphabetical Order | By Individual Diseases | Signs and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Lab Tests | Drugs

Editor Tools Become an Editor | Editors Help Menu | Create a Page | Edit a Page | Upload a Picture or File | Printable version | Permanent link | Maintain Pages | What Pages Link Here
There is no pharmaceutical or device industry support for this site and we need your viewer supported Donations | Editorial Board | Governance | Licensing | Disclaimers | Avoid Plagiarism | Policies
Linked-in.jpg
Personal tools
Namespaces

Variants
Actions
Navigation
Toolbox