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ITPR2

Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor, type 2, also known as ITPR2, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the ITPR2 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is both a receptor for inositol triphosphate and a calcium channel.

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ITPR2
Identifiers
AliasesITPR2, CFAP48, IP3R2, ANHD, INSP3R2, inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 2
External IDsOMIM: 600144; MGI: 99418; HomoloGene: 37593; GeneCards: ITPR2; OMA:ITPR2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_002223

NM_010586
NM_019923

RefSeq (protein)

NP_002214

NP_034716
NP_064307

Location (UCSC)Chr 12: 26.34 – 26.83 MbChr 6: 146.01 – 146.4 Mb
PubMed search34
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Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor, type 2, also known as ITPR2, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the ITPR2 gene.5 The protein encoded by this gene is both a receptor for inositol triphosphate and a calcium channel.6

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References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000123104Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000030287Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "Entrez Gene: inositol 1".
  6. Yamamoto-Hino M, Sugiyama T, Hikichi K, et al. (1994). "Cloning and characterization of human type 2 and type 3 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors". Recept. Channels. 2 (1): 9–22. PMID 8081734.
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