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Designing a Western blot for Oxytocin receptor? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the OXTR Western Blot GuideFacts about Oxytocin receptor.
Receptor for oxytocin.
The activity of this receptor is mediated by G proteins which activate a phosphatidylinositol- calcium second messenger system..
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | OXTR |
| Uniprot: | P30559 |
| Entrez: | 5021 |

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

OT-R; OXTR; oxytocin receptor
Mass (kDA):
42.772 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 3p25.3 |
| Sequence: | 3; NC_000003.12 (8750403..8769614, complement) |
Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.





PMID: 1313946 by Kimura T., et al. Structure and expression of a human oxytocin receptor.
PMID: 7798245 by Inoue T., et al. Structural organization of the human oxytocin receptor gene.