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Receptors, Purinergic P2Y2
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Definition
: A subclass of purinergic P2Y receptors that have a preference for ATP and UTP. The activated P2Y2 receptor acts through a G-PROTEIN-coupled PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL and intracellular CALCIUM SIGNALING pathway.
Other names
Receptors, P2Y2; Receptors, P2U; Purinoceptor, P2Y2; Purinergic P2Y2 Receptors; P2Y2 Receptors, Purinergic; Purinoreceptor P2U; Puringergic Receptor P2Y, G-
Protein Coupled, 2; P2Y2 Receptors; P2Y2 Purinoceptor; P2U Receptors
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P2ry2 protein, rat
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*Receptors, Purinergic P2Y2.
P2ry2 protein, mouse
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*Receptors, Purinergic P2Y2.
P2RY2 protein, human
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*Receptors, Purinergic P2Y2.