Free fatty acid receptor

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free fatty acid receptor 1
Identifiers
SymbolFFAR1, FFA1R
Alt. symbolsGPR40
NCBI gene2864
HGNC4498
OMIM603820
RefSeqNM_005303
UniProtO14842
Other data
LocusChr. 19 q13.1
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free fatty acid receptor 2
Identifiers
SymbolFFAR2
Alt. symbolsGPR43, FFA2R
NCBI gene2867
HGNC4501
OMIM603823
RefSeqNM_005306
UniProtO15552
Other data
LocusChr. 19 q13.1
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free fatty acid receptor 3
Identifiers
SymbolFFAR3
Alt. symbolsGPR41, FFA3R
NCBI gene2865
HGNC4499
OMIM603821
RefSeqNM_005304
UniProtO14843
Other data
LocusChr. 19 q13.1
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G protein-coupled receptor 42
Identifiers
SymbolGPR42
Alt. symbolsGPR41L, FFAR1L
NCBI gene2866
HGNC4500
OMIM603822
RefSeqNM_005305
UniProtO15529
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LocusChr. 19 q31.1
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The free fatty acid receptor is a G-protein coupled receptor which binds free fatty acids.[1] There are four variants of the receptor, each encoded by a separate gene (FFAR1, FFAR2, FFAR3, GPR42).

References

  1. ^ Covington DK, Briscoe CA, Brown AJ, Jayawickreme CK (2006). "The G-protein-coupled receptor 40 family (GPR40-GPR43) and its role in nutrient sensing". Biochem. Soc. Trans. 34 (Pt 5): 770–3. doi:10.1042/BST0340770. PMID 17052194.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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