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Facts about Neuropeptide Y receptor type 2.
Receptor for neuropeptide Y and peptide YY.
The rank order of affinity of this receptor for pancreatic polypeptides is PYY > NPY > PYY (3-36) > NPY (2-36) > [Ile-31, Gln-34] PP > [Leu- 31, Pro-34] NPY > PP, [Pro-34] PYY and NPY free acid..
Human | |
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Gene Name: | NPY2R |
Uniprot: | P49146 |
Entrez: | 4887 |
Belongs to: |
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G-protein coupled receptor 1 family |
neuropeptide Y receptor type 2; neuropeptide Y receptor Y2; NPY2R; NPY2-R; NPY-Y2 receptor; Y2 Receptor
Mass (kDA):
42.731 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 4q32.1 |
Sequence: | 4; NC_000004.12 (155173723..155217076) |
High levels in amygdala, corpus callosum, hippocampus and subthalamic nucleus. Also detectable in caudate nucleus, hypothalamus and substantia nigra.
Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
PMID: 7592910 by Gerald C., et al. Expression cloning and pharmacological characterization of a human hippocampal neuropeptide Y/peptide YY Y2 receptor subtype.
PMID: 8632753 by Gehlert D.R., et al. Expression cloning of a human brain neuropeptide Y Y2 receptor.