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Facts about Prostaglandin E2 receptor EP2 subtype.
The subsequent raise in intracellular cAMP is responsible for the relaxing effect of the receptor on smooth muscle. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | PTGER2 |
| Uniprot: | P43116 |
| Entrez: | 5732 |

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

EP2; PGE receptor EP2 subtype; PGE2 receptor EP2 subtype; prostaglandin E receptor 2 (subtype EP2), 53kD; prostaglandin E receptor 2 (subtype EP2), 53kDa; prostaglandin E2 receptor EP2 subtype; Prostanoid EP2 receptor; PTGER2
Mass (kDA):
39.761 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 14q22.1 |
| Sequence: | 14; NC_000014.9 (52314312..52328598) |
Placenta and lung.
Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.





PMID: 8078484 by Regan J.W., et al. Cloning of a novel human prostaglandin receptor with characteristics of the pharmacologically defined EP2 subtype.
PMID: 10521663 by Smock S.L., et al. Cloning, structural characterization, and chromosomal localization of the gene encoding the human prostaglandin E2 receptor EP2 subtype.