Protein Name neuropeptide Y receptor Y2
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 4887
Gene Symbol

NPY2R

UniProt P49146 (NPY2R_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 16
Total Number of Articles : 17
Description

neuropeptide Y receptor Y2

Gene Summary

Predicted to enable calcium channel regulator activity and neuropeptide Y receptor activity. Involved in cardiac left ventricle morphogenesis and outflow tract morphogenesis. Located in cilium. Implicated in Huntington's disease; morbid obesity; and obesity. Biomarker of peripheral artery disease and temporal lobe epilepsy. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • neuropeptide Y receptor type 2
  • NPY-Y2 receptor
  • NPY2-R
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Properties