Biology:Somatostatin receptor 5

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


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Somatostatin receptor type 5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SSTR5 gene.[1]

Somatostatin acts at many sites to inhibit the release of many hormones and other secretory proteins. The biological effects of somatostatin are probably mediated by a family of G protein-coupled receptors that are expressed in a tissue-specific manner. SSTR5 is a member of the superfamily of receptors having seven transmembrane segments.[2]

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References

  1. "Localization of human somatostatin receptor 5 gene (SSTR5) to chromosome band 16p13.3 by fluorescence in situ hybridization". Genomics 26 (3): 638–9. Aug 1995. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(95)80195-R. PMID 7607700. 
  2. "Entrez Gene: SSTR5 somatostatin receptor 5". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=6755. 

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