Species Human Entrez 8843 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000255398 | |
Aliases HCAR3, GPR109B, HCA3, HM74, PUMAG, Puma-g, Niacin receptor 2, hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 3 External IDs HomoloGene: 130547 GeneCards: HCAR3 | ||
Niacin receptor 2 (NIACR2), also known as hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 3 (HCA3 or HCAR3) and GPR109B, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the HCAR3 gene.
Function
GPR109B is a low affinity receptor for nicotinic acid (niacin) and is a member of the nicotinic acid receptor family of G protein-coupled receptors (the other identified member being GPR109A).
GPR109B is a Gi/Go-coupled G protein-coupled receptor with low affinity for nicotinic acid.
References
Niacin receptor 2 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA