[Term]
id: PR:000001240
name: motilin receptor
def: "A growth hormone secretagogue/motilin receptor that is a translation product of the human MLNR gene or a 1:1 ortholog thereof. The preferred ligand is motilin, an intestinal peptide that stimulates contraction of gut smooth muscle." [PRO:WCB, Wikipedia:Motilin_receptor]
comment: Category=gene.
synonym: "MLNR" EXACT PRO-short-label [PRO:DNx]
synonym: "MTLR" RELATED Gene-based []
synonym: "GPR38" RELATED Gene-based []
synonym: "MTLR1" RELATED Gene-based []
synonym: "G-protein coupled receptor 38" EXACT []
xref: IUPHARobj:297
xref: PANTHER:PTHR24243:SF82
is_a: PR:000001134 ! growth hormone secretagogue/motilin receptor