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Hypocretin (orexin) receptor 2
Identifiers
Symbols HCRTR2; OX2R
External IDs OMIM602393 MGI2680765 HomoloGene1168 IUPHAR: OX2 ChEMBL: 4792 GeneCards: HCRTR2 Gene
RNA expression pattern
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More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 3062 387285
Ensembl ENSG00000137252 ENSMUSG00000032360
UniProt O43614 P58308
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001526 NM_198962
RefSeq (protein) NP_001517 NP_945200
Location (UCSC) Chr 6:
55.04 – 55.15 Mb
Chr 9:
76.23 – 76.32 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]
Orexin receptor type 2
Identifiers
Symbol Orexin_rec2
Pfam PF03827
InterPro IPR004060

Orexin receptor type 2 (Ox2R or OX2), also known as hypocretin receptor type 2, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HCRTR2 gene.[1]

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Function [edit]

OX2 is a G-protein coupled receptor expressed exclusively in the brain. It has 64% identity with OX1. OX2 binds both orexin A and orexin B neuropeptides. OX2 is involved in the central feedback mechanism that regulates feeding behaviour.[1]

Ligands [edit]

Agonists [edit]

Antagonists [edit]

  • Almorexant - mixed OX1/2 antagonist
  • SB-649,868 - mixed OX1/2 antagonist
  • TCS-OX2-29 - selective OX2 antagonist
  • 1-(2,4-dibromophenyl)-3-((4S,5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4-phenyl-[1,3]dioxan-5-yl)urea (600x selective for OX2 over OX1)[2]
  • (3,4-dimethoxyphenoxy)alkylamino acetamides [3]

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: HCRTR2 hypocretin (orexin) receptor 2". 
  2. ^ McAtee, LC; Sutton, SW; Rudolph, DA; Li, X; Aluisio, LE; Phuong, VK; Dvorak, CA; Lovenberg, TW et al. (2004). "Novel substituted 4-phenyl-1,3dioxanes: potent and selective orexin receptor 2 (OX(2)R) antagonists". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 14 (16): 4225–9. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2004.06.032. PMID 15261275. 
  3. ^ Cole, AG; Stroke, IL; Qin, LY; Hussain, Z; Simhadri, S; Brescia, MR; Waksmunski, FS; Strohl, B et al. (2008). "Synthesis of (3,4-dimethoxyphenoxy)alkylamino acetamides as orexin-2 receptor antagonists". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 18 (20): 5420–3. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.09.038. PMID 18815029. 

External links [edit]

  • "Orexin Receptors: OX2". IUPHAR Database of Receptors and Ion Channels. International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. 

Further reading [edit]

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.

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