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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP02026
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 7484
Name Free fatty acid receptor 2
Synonyms
  1. G-protein coupled receptor 43
Gene Name FFAR2
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway
Specific Function Receptor for short chain fatty acids through a G(i)- protein-mediated inhibition of adenylyl cyclase and elevation of intracellular calcium. The rank order of potency for agonists of this receptor is acetate= propionate = butyrate > pentanoate = formate
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
cell part
membrane part
intrinsic to membrane
integral to membrane
Process
signaling
signaling pathway
cell surface receptor linked signaling pathway
g-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway
Cellular Location
  1. Cell membrane
  2. Multi-pass membrane protein
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:1
Locus 19q13.1
SNPs FFAR2
Gene Sequence
>993 bp
ATGCTGCCGGACTGGAAGAGCTCCTTGATCCTCATGGCTTACATCATCATCTTCCTCACT
GGCCTCCCTGCCAACCTCCTGGCCCTGCGGGCCTTTGTGGGGCGGATCCGCCAGCCCCAG
CCTGCACCTGTGCACATCCTCCTGCTGAGCCTGACGCTGGCCGACCTCCTCCTGCTGCTG
CTGCTGCCCTTCAAGATCATCGAGGCTGCGTCGAACTTCCGCTGGTACCTGCCCAAGGTC
GTCTGCGCCCTCACGAGTTTTGGCTTCTACAGCAGCATCTACTGCAGCACGTGGCTCCTG
GCGGGCATCAGCATCGAGCGCTACCTGGGAGTGGCTTTCCCCGTGCAGTACAAGCTCTCC
CGCCGGCCTCTGTATGGAGTGATTGCAGCTCTGGTGGCCTGGGTTATGTCCTTTGGTCAC
TGCACCATCGTGATCATCGTTCAATACTTGAACACGACTGAGCAGGTCAGAAGTGGCAAT
GAAATTACCTGCTACGAGAACTTCACCGATAACCAGTTGGACGTGGTGCTGCCCGTGCGG
CTGGAGCTGTGCCTGGTGCTCTTCTTCATCCCCATGGCAGTCACCATCTTCTGCTACTGG
CGTTTTGTGTGGATCATGCTCTCCCAGCCCCTTGTGGGGGCCCAGAGGCGGCGCCGAGCC
GTGGGGCTGGCTGTGGTGACGCTGCTCAATTTCCTGGTGTGCTTCGGACCTTACAACGTG
TCCCACCTGGTGGGGTATCACCAGAGAAAAAGCCCCTGGTGGCGGTCAATAGCCGTGGTG
TTCAGTTCACTCAACGCCAGTCTGGACCCCCTGCTCTTCTATTTCTCTTCTTCAGTGGTG
CGCAGGGCATTTGGGAGAGGGCTGCAGGTGCTGCGGAATCAGGGCTCCTCCCTGTTGGGA
CGCAGAGGCAAAGACACAGCAGAGGGGACAAATGAGGACAGGGGTGTGGGTCAAGGAGAA
GGGATGCCAAGTTCGGACTTCACTACAGAGTAG
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 330
Molecular Weight 37143.4
Theoretical pI 9.61
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • 13-33
  • 42-62
  • 85-105
  • 127-147
  • 174-194
  • 220-240
  • 256-276
Protein Sequence
>Free fatty acid receptor 2
MLPDWKSSLILMAYIIIFLTGLPANLLALRAFVGRIRQPQPAPVHILLLSLTLADLLLLL
LLPFKIIEAASNFRWYLPKVVCALTSFGFYSSIYCSTWLLAGISIERYLGVAFPVQYKLS
RRPLYGVIAALVAWVMSFGHCTIVIIVQYLNTTEQVRSGNEITCYENFTDNQLDVVLPVR
LELCLVLFFIPMAVTIFCYWRFVWIMLSQPLVGAQRRRRAVGLAVVTLLNFLVCFGPYNV
SHLVGYHQRKSPWWRSIAVVFSSLNASLDPLLFYFSSSVVRRAFGRGLQVLRNQGSSLLG
RRGKDTAEGTNEDRGVGQGEGMPSSDFTTE
GenBank ID Protein 2347084
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID O15552
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name FFAR2_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AC002511
GeneCard ID FFAR2
GenAtlas ID FFAR2
HGNC ID HGNC:4501
References
General References
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