Biology:Free fatty acid receptor 3

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Free fatty acid receptor 3 (FFA3) is a G-protein coupled receptor that in humans is encoded by the FFAR3 gene.[1][2] It is a member of the free fatty acid receptors group of receptors.

Animal studies

Knockout mouse studies have implicated FFAR3 in diabetes,[3] colitis,[4] hypertension[5] and asthma.[6] However, discrepancies between the pathways activated by FFAR3 agonists in human cells and the equivalent murine counterparts have been observed.[7]

Heteromerization

FFAR3 may interact with FFAR2 to form a FFAR2-FFAR3 receptor heteromer with signalling that is distinct from the parent homomers.[8]

See also

References

  1. "Entrez Gene: FFAR3 free fatty acid receptor 3". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=2865. 
  2. "A cluster of four novel human G protein-coupled receptor genes occurring in close proximity to CD22 gene on chromosome 19q13.1". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 239 (2): 543–7. October 1997. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1997.7513. PMID 9344866. 
  3. "Loss of FFA2 and FFA3 increases insulin secretion and improves glucose tolerance in type 2 diabetes". Nature Medicine 21 (2): 173–7. February 2015. doi:10.1038/nm.3779. PMID 25581519. 
  4. "Short-chain fatty acids activate GPR41 and GPR43 on intestinal epithelial cells to promote inflammatory responses in mice". Gastroenterology 145 (2): 396–406.e1–10. August 2013. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2013.04.056. PMID 23665276. 
  5. "Microbial short chain fatty acid metabolites lower blood pressure via endothelial G protein-coupled receptor 41". Physiological Genomics 48 (11): 826–834. November 2016. doi:10.1152/physiolgenomics.00089.2016. PMID 27664183. 
  6. "Gut microbiota metabolism of dietary fiber influences allergic airway disease and hematopoiesis". Nature Medicine 20 (2): 159–66. February 2014. doi:10.1038/nm.3444. PMID 24390308. 
  7. "Human and mouse monocytes display distinct signalling and cytokine profiles upon stimulation with FFAR2/FFAR3 short-chain fatty acid receptor agonists". Scientific Reports 6: 34145. September 2016. doi:10.1038/srep34145. PMID 27667443. 
  8. "FFAR2-FFAR3 receptor heteromerization modulates short-chain fatty acid sensing". FASEB Journal 32 (1): –201700252RR. September 2017. doi:10.1096/fj.201700252RR. PMID 28883043. PMC 5731126. http://www.fasebj.org/content/early/2017/09/07/fj.201700252RR. 

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