Neuropeptides B/W receptor 2
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Neuropeptides B/W receptor 2, also known as NPBW2, is a human protein encoded by the NPBWR2 gene.[3]
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Aliases | NPBWR2, GPR8, Neuropeptides B/W receptor 2, neuropeptides B and W receptor 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External IDs | OMIM: 600731 HomoloGene: 128565 GeneCards: NPBWR2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The protein encoded by this gene is an integral membrane protein and G protein-coupled receptor. The encoded protein is similar in sequence to another G protein-coupled receptor (GPR7), and it is structurally similar to opioid and somatostatin receptors. This protein binds neuropeptides B and W. This gene is intronless and is expressed primarily in the frontal cortex of the brain.[3]