Protease activated receptor 2

Coagulation factor II (thrombin) receptor-like 1
Identifiers
Symbols F2RL1; GPR11; PAR2
External IDs OMIM600933 MGI101910 HomoloGene21087 IUPHAR: PAR2 GeneCards: F2RL1 Gene
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 2150 14063
Ensembl ENSG00000164251 ENSMUSG00000021678
UniProt P55085 Q3TU81
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_005242 NM_007974.4
RefSeq (protein) NP_005233 NP_032000.3
Location (UCSC) Chr 5:
76.11 – 76.13 Mb
Chr 13:
96.28 – 96.3 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Protease activated receptor 2 (PAR2) or Coagulation factor II (thrombin) receptor-like 1, is a protein encoded by the F2RL1 gene in humans.

PAR2 is a member of the large family of 7-transmembrane receptors that couple to guanosine-nucleotide-binding proteins. PAR2 is also a member of the protease-activated receptor family. It is activated by trypsin, but not by thrombin. It is activated by proteolytic cleavage of its extracellular amino terminus. The new amino terminus functions as a tethered ligand and activates the receptor. Additionally, these receptors can be activated by exogenous proteases, such as house dust mite protein Der P9.[1] These receptors can also be activated non-protealytically, by exogenous peptide sequences that mimic the final amino acids of the tethered ligand.[2] Recently, potent and selective small molecule agonists for these receptors have also been discovered but are not currently widely available.[3] The F2RL1 gene contains two exons and is widely expressed in human tissues. The predicted protein sequence is 83% identical to the mouse receptor sequence.[4]

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References

  1. ^ Sun G, Stacey MA, Schmidt M, Mori L, Mattoli S (July 2001). "Interaction of mite allergens Der p3 and Der p9 with protease-activated receptor-2 expressed by lung epithelial cells". J. Immunol. 167 (2): 1014–21. PMID 11441110. http://www.jimmunol.org/cgi/content/abstract/167/2/1014. 
  2. ^ Kawabata A, Kanke T, Yonezawa D, et al. (June 2004). "Potent and metabolically stable agonists for protease-activated receptor-2: evaluation of activity in multiple assay systems in vitro and in vivo". J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 309 (3): 1098–107. doi:10.1124/jpet.103.061010. PMID 14976227. 
  3. ^ Gardell LR, Ma JN, Seitzberg JG, et al. (December 2008). "Identification and characterization of novel small-molecule protease-activated receptor 2 agonists". J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 327 (3): 799–808. doi:10.1124/jpet.108.142570. PMID 18768780. 
  4. ^ "Entrez Gene: F2RL1 coagulation factor II (thrombin) receptor-like 1". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=2150. 

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