Neuromedin U receptor

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Identifiers
Symbol NMUR1
Alt. Symbols GPR66
Entrez 10316
HUGO 4518
OMIM 604153
RefSeq NM_006056
UniProt Q9HB89
Other data
Locus Chr. 2 q37.1
Identifiers
Symbol NMUR2
Alt. Symbols NMU2R
Entrez 56923
HUGO 16454
OMIM 605108
RefSeq NM_020167
UniProt Q9GZQ4
Other data
Locus Chr. 5 q33.1

The neuromedin U receptor is a G-protein coupled receptor which binds the neuropeptide hormone neuromedin U.[1] There are two variants of the neuromedin U receptor each encoded by a separate gene (NMUR1, NMUR2).

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  1. ^ Brighton PJ, Szekeres PG, Willars GB (2004). "Neuromedin U and its receptors: structure, function, and physiological roles". Pharmacol. Rev. 56 (2): 231–48. doi:10.1124/pr.56.2.3. PMID 15169928. 

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