Symbol TACR1 Entrez 6869 OMIM 162323 | Alt. symbols TAC1R HUGO 11526 RefSeq NM_001058 | |
There are three known mammalian tachykinin receptors termed NK1, NK2 and NK3. All are members of the 7 transmembrane G-protein coupled receptor family and induce the activation of phospholipase C, producing inositol triphosphate (so called Gq-coupled).
Binding
The genes and receptor ligands are as follows:
(Hökfelt et al., 2001; Page, 2004; Pennefather et al., 2004; Maggi, 2000)
References
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