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Facts about Melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 2.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | MCHR2 |
Uniprot: | Q969V1 |
Entrez: | 84539 |
Belongs to: |
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G-protein coupled receptor 1 family |
G protein-coupled receptor 145; G protein-coupled receptor slt; GPR145; GPRv17; MCH2MCHR-2; MCH-2R; MCH2RG-protein coupled receptor 145; MCHR2; MCH-R2; melanin-concentrating hormone 2; melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 2; SLT; SLTMCH receptor 2
Mass (kDA):
38.849 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 6q16.2 |
Sequence: | 6; NC_000006.12 (99918519..99994238, complement) |
Specifically expressed in the brain, with highest levels in cerebral cortex, hippocampus and amygdala. No expression detected in the cerebellum, thalamus or hypothalamus.
Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
PMID: 11355873 by Mori M., et al. Cloning of a novel G protein-coupled receptor, SLT, a subtype of the melanin-concentrating hormone receptor.
PMID: 11404457 by Sailer A.W., et al. Identification and characterization of a second melanin-concentrating hormone receptor, MCH-2R.