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GeneQ18030210· pop 5· linked from 492 articles

Also known as NPY2-R, Neuropeptide Y receptor Y2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

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Within Vinony's link graph, NPY2R is referenced by 492 other articles, and connects out to PubMed, G protein-coupled recepteishon and Ensembl genome database project.

It sits within the topics Genes on human chromosome 4 and G protein-coupled receptors.

Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.

Gene data

NPY2R
Name
neuropeptide Y receptor Y2
Type
protein-coding
Aliases
NPY2-R

Predicted to enable calcium channel regulator activity and neuropeptide Y receptor activity. Involved in cardiac left ventricle morphogenesis and outflow tract morphogenesis. Located in cilium. Implicated in Huntington's disease; morbid obesity; and obesity. Biomarker of peripheral artery disease and temporal lobe epilepsy. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

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neuropeptide Y receptor Y2

Symbol
NPY2R
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
4:155,208,627-155,217,078
Strand
Forward (+)
Assembly
GRCh38
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
gene
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HomoloGene ID
701
found in taxon
Homo sapiens
genomic end
156138230
genomic start
155208636
cytogenetic location
4q32.1
expressed in
Brodmann area 9
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