Somatostatin receptor 1 explained

Somatostatin receptor type 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SSTR1 gene.[1] [2]

Function

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. The encoded protein is a member of the superfamily of somatostatin receptors having seven transmembrane segments, and is expressed in highest levels in jejunum and stomach.

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Notes and References

  1. Yamada Y, Stoffel M, Espinosa R, Xiang KS, Seino M, Seino S, Le Beau MM, Bell GI . Human somatostatin receptor genes: localization to human chromosomes 14, 17, and 22 and identification of simple tandem repeat polymorphisms . Genomics . 15 . 2 . 449–52 . February 1993 . 8449518 . 10.1006/geno.1993.1088 .
  2. Web site: Entrez Gene: SSTR1 somatostatin receptor 1.