Full name: parathyroid hormone 2 receptor

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: PTHR2

Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the G-protein coupled receptor 2 family. This protein is a receptor for parathyroid hormone (PTH). This receptor is more selective in ligand recognition and has a more specific tissue distribution compared to parathyroid hormone receptor 1 (PTHR1). It is activated only by PTH and not by parathyroid hormone-like hormone (PTHLH) and is particularly abundant in brain and pancreas. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2013]

Expression: Biased expression in bone marrow (RPKM 1.3), salivary gland (RPKM 0.8) and 10 other tissues

Gene size: 134815bp

Exon count: 18