GPR17
Encyclopedia
Uracil nucleotide/cysteinyl leukotriene receptor is a protein
that in humans is encoded by the GPR17 gene
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Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...
that in humans is encoded by the GPR17 gene
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
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Further reading
- M. Kandhavelu, M. P. Abbracchio, P. Angeli, M. Buccioni, D. Dal Ben, C. Lammi, D. Lecca, G. Marucci, G. Cristalli. “Site directed mutagenesis of GPR17 receptor” 16th Camerino-Noordwijkerhout Symposium “An Overview on Receptor Chemistry, Camerino, September 9-13,P28, 2007.http://www.unicam.it/farmacia/symposium/abstracts.htm