Diuretic hormone receptor

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[edit] Source Organism

Manduca sexta (Tobacco hawkmoth) (Tobacco hornworm).

[edit] Taxomomy

Eukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota;Neoptera; Endopterygota; Lepidoptera; Glossata; Ditrysia; Sphingoidea;Sphingidae; Sphinginae; Manduca.

[edit] Subcellular Localization

Membrane; multi-pass membrane protein.

[edit] Developmental Stage

[edit] Similarity

Belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 2 family.

[edit] Post translational Modification

[edit] Function

Receptor for the insect diurectic hormone. The activity of this receptor is mediated by G proteins which activate adenylyl cyclase.