Tachykinin receptor 2

TACR2
Identifiers
AliasesTACR2, NK2R, NKNAR, SKR, TAC2R, Tachykinin receptor 2
External IDsOMIM: 162321; MGI: 98477; GeneCards: TACR2
Orthologs
DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001057

NM_009314

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001048

NP_033340

Location (UCSC)Chr 10: 69.4 – 69.42 MbChr 10: 62.09 – 62.1 Mb
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Substance-K receptor is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TACR2 gene.

Function

This gene belongs to a family of genes that function as receptors for tachykinins. Receptor affinities are specified by variations in the 5'-end of the sequence. The receptors belonging to this family are characterized by interactions with G proteins and 7 hydrophobic transmembrane regions. This gene encodes the receptor for the tachykinin neuropeptide substance K, also referred to as neurokinin A.

Selective Ligands

Several selective ligands for NK2 are now available, and although most of the compounds developed so far are peptides, one small-molecule antagonist Saredutant is currently in clinical trials as an anxiolytic and antidepressant.

Agonists

Antagonists

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000075073 – Ensembl, May 2017
  2. 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000020081 – Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ↑ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ↑ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: TACR2 tachykinin receptor 2".

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.