[Term]
id: PR:000001122
name: bombesin receptor
def: "A rhodopsin-like G-protein coupled receptor that is a translation product of the human NMBR, GRPR, or BRS3 genes, 1:1 orthologs thereof, or a semi-ortholog thereof. The active form binds bombesin (a 14 amino acid peptide originally isolated from the skin of a frog) or its homologs. Mammalian homologs of bombesin include gastrin-releasing peptide and neuromedin-B." [PRO:WCB, PRO:XQ]
comment: Category=family.
xref: IUPHARfam:9
xref: PIRSF:PIRSF038623
is_a: PR:000001094 ! rhodopsin-like G-protein coupled receptor