Description
Product Characteristics:
Receptor for the C-type natriuretic peptide NPPC/CNP hormone. Has guanylate cyclase activity upon binding of its ligand. May play a role in the regulation of skeletal growth.
Subcellular location: Cell membrane
Synonyms: AMDM, ANPb, ECDM, NPRB, ANPRB, GUC2B, NPRBi, GUCY2B, Atrial natriuretic peptide receptor 2, Atrial natriuretic peptide receptor type B, ANP-B, ANPR-B, NPR-B, Guanylate cyclase B, GC-B, NPR2
Target Information: This gene encodes natriuretic peptide receptor B, one of two integral membrane receptors for natriuretic peptides. Both NPR1 and NPR2 contain five functional domains: an extracellular ligand-binding domain, a single membrane-spanning region, and intracellularly a protein kinase homology domain, a helical hinge region involved in oligomerization, and a carboxyl-terminal guanylyl cyclase catalytic domain. The protein is the primary receptor for C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP), which upon ligand binding exhibits greatly increased guanylyl cyclase activity. Mutations in this gene are the cause of acromesomelic dysplasia Maroteaux type. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]