[Term]
id: PR:000001630
name: hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 3
def: "A hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor protein that is a translation product of the human HCAR3 gene or a 1:1 ortholog thereof. This gene is a recent duplication in primates of the GPR109A gene and has no rodent counterpart. This receptor has low affinity for nicotinic acid." [PRO:WCB]
comment: Category=gene.
synonym: "HCA3" RELATED Gene-based []
synonym: "HCAR3" EXACT PRO-short-label [PRO:DNx]
synonym: "HM74B" RELATED Gene-based []
synonym: "NIACR2" RELATED Gene-based []
synonym: "GPR109B" RELATED Gene-based []
synonym: "niacin receptor 2" EXACT []
synonym: "nicotinic acid receptor 2" EXACT []
synonym: "G-protein coupled receptor HM74" BROAD [PRO:DNx]
synonym: "G-protein coupled receptor HM74B" EXACT []
xref: IUPHARobj:313
is_a: PR:000001496 ! hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor protein