Free fatty acid receptor
free fatty acid receptor 1 | |
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Identifiers | |
Symbol | FFAR1, FFA1R |
Alt. symbols | GPR40 |
Entrez | 2864 |
HUGO | 4498 |
OMIM | 603820 |
RefSeq | NM_005303 |
UniProt | O14842 |
Other data | |
Locus | Chr. 19 q13.1 |
free fatty acid receptor 2 | |
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Identifiers | |
Symbol | FFAR2 |
Alt. symbols | GPR43, FFA2R |
Entrez | 2867 |
HUGO | 4501 |
OMIM | 603823 |
RefSeq | NM_005306 |
UniProt | O15552 |
Other data | |
Locus | Chr. 19 q13.1 |
free fatty acid receptor 3 | |
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Identifiers | |
Symbol | FFAR3 |
Alt. symbols | GPR41, FFA3R |
Entrez | 2865 |
HUGO | 4499 |
OMIM | 603821 |
RefSeq | NM_005304 |
UniProt | O14843 |
Other data | |
Locus | Chr. 19 q13.1 |
G protein-coupled receptor 42 | |
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Identifiers | |
Symbol | GPR42 |
Alt. symbols | GPR41L, FFAR1L |
Entrez | 2866 |
HUGO | 4500 |
OMIM | 603822 |
RefSeq | NM_005305 |
UniProt | O15529 |
Other data | |
Locus | Chr. 19 q31.1 |
The free fatty acid receptor is a G-protein coupled receptor which binds free fatty acids.[1] There are four variants of the receptor, each encoded by a separate gene (FFAR1, FFAR2, FFAR3, FFAR4).
References
- ↑ Covington DK, Briscoe CA, Brown AJ, Jayawickreme CK (2006). "The G-protein-coupled receptor 40 family (GPR40-GPR43) and its role in nutrient sensing". Biochem. Soc. Trans. 34 (Pt 5): 770–3. doi:10.1042/BST0340770. PMID 17052194.
External links
- "Free Fatty Acid Receptors". IUPHAR Database of Receptors and Ion Channels. International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology.
- FFAR1 protein, human at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- G-protein coupled receptor 43, human at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- FFAR3 protein, human at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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