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Facts about Neuropeptides B/W receptor type 2.
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| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | NPBWR2 |
| Uniprot: | P48146 |
| Entrez: | 2832 |

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

GPR8; GPR-8; neuropeptides B/W receptor 2; NPBWR2
Mass (kDA):
36.861 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 20q13.33 |
| Sequence: | 20; NC_000020.11 (64103802..64107565, complement) |
Detected at high levels in caudate nucleus, hyppocampus and amygdala; at moderate levels in the adult brain, thalamus, parietal cortex, pituitary gland, adrenal gland and lymph nodes.
Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.






PMID: 7590751 by O'Dowd B.F., et al. The cloning and chromosomal mapping of two novel human opioid- somatostatin-like receptor genes, GPR7 and GPR8, expressed in discrete areas of the brain.
PMID: 12401809 by Brezillon S., et al. Identification of natural ligands for the orphan G protein-coupled receptors GPR7 and GPR8.