galanin receptor type 2; GAL2-R; GALR2 (GALR2, GALNR2)

Function

• receptor for the hormone galanin & for GALP
• activity is mediated by Gq proteins & Gi proteins

Structure

belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family

Compartment

cell membrane

Expression

• expressed abundantly within the central nervous system in both hypothalamus & hippocampus.
• in peripheral tissues, expression is strongest in heart, kidney, liver, & small intestine

More general terms

• galanin receptor
• phosphoprotein
• glycoprotein

Additional terms

• galanin; galanin peptide; GMAP (GAL, GAL1, GALN GLNN)

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:8811
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/603691
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O43603.html
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=8811