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Facts about Galanin receptor type 2.
Receptor for the hormone galanin and GALP.
Receptor for the hormone spexin-1 (PubMed:24517231).The activity of this receptor is mediated by G proteins that activate the phospholipase C/protein kinase C pathway (via G(q)) and that inhibit adenylyl cyclase (via G(I)). .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | GALR2 |
| Uniprot: | O43603 |
| Entrez: | 8811 |

| Belongs to: |
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| G-protein coupled receptor 1 family |

GAL2R; GAL2-R; Galanin R2; galanin receptor 2; galanin receptor type 2; GalaninR2; GALNR2; GALNR2MGC125984; GALR2; GALR-2; MGC125983
Mass (kDA):
41.7 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 17q25.1 |
| Sequence: | 17; NC_000017.11 (76070824..76077537) |
Expressed abundantly within the central nervous system in both hypothalamus and hippocampus. In peripheral tissues, the strongest expression was observed in heart, kidney, liver, and small intestine.
Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.





PMID: 9480833 by Bloomquist B.T., et al. Cloning and expression of the human galanin receptor GalR2.
PMID: 9880084 by Borowsky B., et al. Cloning and characterization of the human galanin GALR2 receptor.