Protein Name angiotensin II receptor type 1
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 185
Gene Symbol

AGTR1

UniProt P30556 (AGTR1_HUMAN), A0A0A0MSE3 (A0A0A0MSE3_HUMAN), Q53YY0 (Q53YY0_HUMAN), D3DNG8 (D3DNG8_HUMAN), Q6NUP5 (Q6NUP5_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 924
Total Number of Articles : 1859
Description

angiotensin II receptor type 1

Gene Summary

Angiotensin II is a potent vasopressor hormone and a primary regulator of aldosterone secretion. It is an important effector controlling blood pressure and volume in the cardiovascular system. It acts through at least two types of receptors. This gene encodes the type 1 receptor which is thought to mediate the major cardiovascular effects of angiotensin II. This gene may play a role in the generation of reperfusion arrhythmias following restoration of blood flow to ischemic or infarcted myocardium. It was previously thought that a related gene, denoted as AGTR1B, existed; however, it is now believed that there is only one type 1 receptor gene in humans. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2020]

synonyms
  • type-1 angiotensin II receptor
  • AT1 receptor
  • type-1B angiotensin II receptor
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Properties