5-hydroxytryptamine 1F receptor

From DrugPedia: A Wikipedia for Drug discovery

Revision as of 07:58, 13 February 2009 by Raghavagps (Talk | contribs)
Jump to: navigation, search

Contents

Source Organism

Cavia porcellus (Guinea pig).

Taxomomy

Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia;Hystricognathi; Caviidae; Cavia.

Subcellular Localization

Cell membrane; multi-pass membrane protein.

Developmental Stage

Similarity

Belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family.

Post translational Modification

Function

This is one of the several different receptors for 5- hydroxytryptamine (serotonin), a biogenic hormone that functions as a neurotransmitter, a hormone, and a mitogen. The activity of this receptor is mediated by G proteins that inhibit adenylate cyclase activity.

Categories:Receptors