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Platelet-activating factor receptor

NamePlatelet-activating factor receptor
Synonyms
  • PAF-R
  • PAFR
Gene NamePTAFR
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019761|Platelet-activating factor receptor
MEPHDSSHMDSEFRYTLFPIVYSIIFVLGVIANGYVLWVFARLYPCKKFNEIKIFMVNLT
MADMLFLITLPLWIVYYQNQGNWILPKFLCNVAGCLFFINTYCSVAFLGVITYNRFQAVT
RPIKTAQANTRKRGISLSLVIWVAIVGAASYFLILDSTNTVPDSAGSGNVTRCFEHYEKG
SVPVLIIHIFIVFSFFLVFLIILFCNLVIIRTLLMQPVQQQRNAEVKRRALWMVCTVLAV
FIICFVPHHVVQLPWTLAELGFQDSKFHQAINDAHQVTLCLLSTNCVLDPVIYCFLTKKF
RKHLTEKFYSMRSSRKCSRATTDTVTEVVVPFNQIPGNSLKN
Number of residues342
Molecular Weight39203.075
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • G-protein coupled purinergic nucleotide receptor activity
  • phospholipid binding
  • lipopolysaccharide binding
  • lipopolysaccharide receptor activity
  • platelet activating factor receptor activity
  • G-protein coupled receptor activity
Processes
  • inositol trisphosphate biosynthetic process
  • inflammatory response
  • chemotaxis
  • G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway
  • G-protein coupled purinergic nucleotide receptor signaling pathway
  • cytokine-mediated signaling pathway
  • phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling
  • interferon-gamma-mediated signaling pathway
  • immune response
  • cytokine production
Components
  • integral component of membrane
  • nucleoplasm
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
  • membrane
  • plasma membrane
General FunctionPlatelet activating factor receptor activity
Specific FunctionReceptor for platelet activating factor, a chemotactic phospholipid mediator that possesses potent inflammatory, smooth-muscle contractile and hypotensive activity. Seems to mediate its action via a G protein that activates a phosphatidylinositol-calcium second messenger system.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions17-38 55-74 92-113 134-155 185-205 234-254 277-296
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP25105
UniProtKB Entry NamePTAFR_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019762|Platelet-activating factor receptor (PTAFR)
ATGGAGCCACATGACTCCTCCCACATGGACTCTGAGTTCCGATACACTCTCTTCCCGATT
GTTTACAGCATCATCTTTGTGCTCGGGGTCATTGCTAATGGCTACGTGCTGTGGGTCTTT
GCCCGCCTGTACCCTTGCAAGAAATTCAATGAGATAAAGATCTTCATGGTGAACCTCACC
ATGGCGGACATGCTCTTCTTGATCACCCTGCCACTTTGGATTGTCTACTACCAAAACCAG
GGCAACTGGATACTCCCCAAATTCCTGTGCAACGTGGCTGGCTGCCTTTTCTTCATCAAC
ACCTACTGCTCTGTGGCCTTCCTGGGCGTCATCACTTATAACCGCTTCCAGGCAGTAACT
CGGCCCATCAAGACTGCTCAGGCCAACACCCGCAAGCGTGGCATCTCTTTGTCCTTGGTC
ATCTGGGTGGCCATTGTGGGAGCTGCATCCTACTTCCTCATCCTGGACTCCACCAACACA
GTGCCCGACAGTGCTGGCTCAGGCAACGTCACTCGCTGCTTTGAGCATTACGAGAAGGGC
AGCGTGCCAGTCCTCATCATCCACATCTTCATCGTGTTCAGCTTCTTCCTGGTCTTCCTC
ATCATCCTCTTCTGCAACCTGGTCATCATCCGTACCTTGCTCATGCAGCCGGTGCAGCAG
CAGCGCAACGCTGAAGTCAAGCGCCGGGCGCTGTGGATGGTGTGCACGGTCTTGGCGGTG
TTCATCATCTGCTTCGTGCCCCACCACGTGGTGCAGCTGCCCTGGACCCTTGCTGAGCTG
GGCTTCCAGGACAGCAAATTCCACCAGGCCATTAATGATGCACATCAGGTCACCCTCTGC
CTCCTTAGCACCAACTGTGTCTTAGACCCTGTTATCTACTGTTTCCTCACCAAGAAGTTC
CGCAAGCACCTCACCGAAAAGTTCTACAGCATGCGCAGTAGCCGGAAATGCTCCCGGGCC
ACCACGGATACGGTCACTGAAGTGGTTGTGCCATTCAACCAGATCCCTGGCAATTCCCTC
AAAAATTAG
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:9582
Chromosome Location1
LocusNot Available
References
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