FFAR2
Sign in to saveAlso known as GPR43, free fatty acid receptor 2, FFA2
Gen der Spezies Homo sapiens
Gene data
FFAR2- Name
- free fatty acid receptor 2
- Type
- protein-coding
- Aliases
- FFA2R, GPR43
This gene encodes a member of the GP40 family of G protein-coupled receptors that are clustered together on chromosome 19. The encoded protein is a receptor for short chain free fatty acids and may be involved in the inflammatory response and in regulating lipid plasma levels. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2009].
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free fatty acid receptor 2
- Symbol
- FFAR2
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 19:35,443,907-35,451,767
- Strand
- Forward (+)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gene
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- HomoloGene ID
- 133911
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/2867
- genomic end
- 35942669
- genomic start
- 35934809
- chromosome
- human chromosome 19
- cytogenetic location
- 19q13.12
- expressed in
- sural nerve
- Commons category
- FFAR2
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