Prostaglandin F receptor

PTGFR
Identifiers
Aliases PTGFR, FP, Prostaglandin F receptor
External IDs MGI: 97796 HomoloGene: 741 GeneCards: PTGFR
Targeted by Drug
tafluprost, bimatoprost, latanoprost, prostaglandin D2, dinoprostone, dinoprost, sulprostone, U46619[1]
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

5737

19220

Ensembl

ENSG00000122420

ENSMUSG00000028036

UniProt

P43088

P43117

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000959
NM_001039585

NM_008966

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000950.1
NP_001034674.1

NP_032992.1

Location (UCSC) Chr 1: 78.3 – 78.54 Mb Chr 3: 151.8 – 151.84 Mb
PubMed search [2] [3]
Wikidata
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Prostaglandin F receptor (FP) is a receptor for Prostaglandin F2α. It is encoded by the gene PTGFR.[4]

It is a member of the G-protein coupled receptor family. Activation of FP Receptor results in activation of G-protein subunit Gq, increasing IP3 and DAG.

Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[4]

Functions

Main effects of prostaglandin binding to the receptor are:

Via activation of this receptor, PGF2-alpha mediates luteolysis,[4] and may also be involved in modulating intraocular pressure and smooth muscle contraction in uterus and gastrointestinal tract sphincters.[6]

Knockout studies in mice suggest that the interaction of PGF2-alpha with this receptor in ovarian luteal cells initiates luteolysis and thus induces parturition.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Drugs that physically interact with Prostaglandin F2-alpha receptor view/edit references on wikidata".
  2. ↑ "Human PubMed Reference:".
  3. ↑ "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  4. 1 2 3 "Entrez Gene: PTGFR prostaglandin F receptor (FP)".
  5. ↑ Pharmacology, (Rang, Dale, Ritter & Moore, ISBN 0-443-07145-4, 5th ed., Churchill Livingstone 2003) Page 234
  6. ↑ Signal transduction in lower esophageal sphincter circular muscle Piero Biancani, Ph.D. and Karen M. Harnett, Ph.D.
  7. ↑ Sugimoto Y, Yamasaki A, Segi E, et al. (1997). "Failure of parturition in mice lacking the prostaglandin F receptor". Science. 277 (5326): 681–3. doi:10.1126/science.277.5326.681. PMID 9235889.

Further reading

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