5-HT6 receptor

HTR6
Identifiers
AliasesHTR6, 5-HT6, 5-HT6R, 5-HT6 receptor, 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 6
External IDsOMIM: 601109; MGI: 1196627; HomoloGene: 673; GeneCards: HTR6; OMA:HTR6 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000871

NM_021358
NM_001377096

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000862

NP_067333
NP_001364025

Location (UCSC)Chr 1: 19.66 – 19.68 MbChr 4: 138.79 – 138.8 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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The 5HT6 receptor is a subtype of 5HT receptor that binds the endogenous neurotransmitter serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5HT).[5] It is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that is coupled to Gs and mediates excitatory neurotransmission.[5] HTR6 denotes the human gene encoding for the receptor.[6]

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000158748Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000028747Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ a b Kohen R, Metcalf MA, Khan N, Druck T, Huebner K, Lachowicz JE, Meltzer HY, Sibley DR, Roth BL, Hamblin MW (January 1996). "Cloning, characterization, and chromosomal localization of a human 5HT6 serotonin receptor". Journal of Neurochemistry. 66 (1): 47–56. doi:10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.66010047.x. PMID 8522988. S2CID 35874409.
  6. ^ "Entrez Gene: HTR6 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 6".