[Term]
id: PR:000001225
name: growth hormone secretagogue receptor
def: "A growth hormone secretagogue/motilin receptor that is a translation product of the human GHSR gene or a 1:1 ortholog thereof. Although its preferred ligand is ghrelin, it also binds other growth hormone releasing peptides and some nonpeptide ligands." [PRO:WCB, Wikipedia:Growth_hormone_secretagogue_receptor]
comment: Category=gene.
synonym: "GHRP" EXACT []
synonym: "GHSR" EXACT PRO-short-label [PRO:DNx]
synonym: "GHS-R" EXACT []
synonym: "ghrelin receptor" EXACT []
synonym: "GH-releasing peptide receptor" EXACT []
xref: IUPHARobj:246
xref: PANTHER:PTHR24243:SF266
is_a: PR:000001134 ! growth hormone secretagogue/motilin receptor