VIPR1
Sign in to saveAlso known as HVR1, II, PACAP-R-2, PACAP-R2, RDC1, V1RG, VAPC1, VIP-R-1
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide receptor 1 also known as VPAC1, is a protein, that in humans is encoded by the VIPR1 gene. VPAC1 is expressed in the brain (cerebral cortex, hippocampus, amygdala), lung, prostate, peripheral blood leukocytes, liver, small intestine, heart, spleen, placenta, kidney, thymus and testis.
Gene data
VIPR1- Name
- vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor 1
- Type
- protein-coding
- Aliases
- HVR1, II, PACAP-R-2, PACAP-R2, RDC1, V1RG, VAPC1, VIP-R-1, VIPR, VIRG
This gene encodes a receptor for vasoactive intestinal peptide, a small neuropeptide. Vasoactive intestinal peptide is involved in smooth muscle relaxation, exocrine and endocrine secretion, and water and ion flux in lung and intestinal epithelia. Its actions are effected through integral membrane receptors associated with a guanine nucleotide binding protein which activates adenylate cyclase. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2011].
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor 1
- Symbol
- VIPR1
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 3:42,489,299-42,537,696
- Strand
- Forward (+)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Function
- Clinical significance
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide receptor 1 also known as VPAC1, is a protein, that in humans is encoded by the VIPR1 gene. VPAC1 is expressed in the brain (cerebral cortex, hippocampus, amygdala), lung, prostate, peripheral blood leukocytes, liver, small intestine, heart, spleen, placenta, kidney, thymus and testis.
== Function ==
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