Tacr2 tachykinin receptor 2 [ Mus musculus (house mouse) ]
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 21337)
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 21337)
Symbol: Tacr2
Full name: tachykinin receptor 2
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Mus musculus
Also known as: Nk2r; Skr; Tac2r
Summary: Predicted to enable substance K receptor activity. Involved in regulation of uterine smooth muscle contraction. Predicted to be located in membrane; sperm flagellum; and sperm head. Predicted to be active in plasma membrane and sperm midpiece. Is expressed in adrenal gland. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in asthma. Orthologous to human TACR2 (tachykinin receptor 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Expression: Biased expression in adrenal adult (RPKM 85.1), colon adult (RPKM 9.6) and 1 other tissue
Orthologs: human
Gene size: 13553bp
Exon count: 5