NameHydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2
Synonyms
  • G-protein coupled receptor 109A
  • G-protein coupled receptor HM74A
  • GPR109A
  • HCA2
  • HM74A
  • Niacin receptor 1
  • NIACR1
  • Nicotinic acid receptor
Gene NameHCAR2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010442|Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2
MNRHHLQDHFLEIDKKNCCVFRDDFIVKVLPPVLGLEFIFGLLGNGLALWIFCFHLKSWK
SSRIFLFNLAVADFLLIICLPFLMDNYVRRWDWKFGDIPCRLMLFMLAMNRQGSIIFLTV
VAVDRYFRVVHPHHALNKISNRTAAIISCLLWGITIGLTVHLLKKKMPIQNGGANLCSSF
SICHTFQWHEAMFLLEFFLPLGIILFCSARIIWSLRQRQMDRHAKIKRAITFIMVVAIVF
VICFLPSVVVRIRIFWLLHTSGTQNCEVYRSVDLAFFITLSFTYMNSMLDPVVYYFSSPS
FPNFFSTLINRCLQRKMTGEPDNNRSTSVELTGDPNKTRGAPEALMANSGEPWSPSYLGP
TSP
Number of residues363
Molecular Weight41849.08
Theoretical pI9.37
GO Classification
Functions
  • nicotinic acid receptor activity
Processes
  • negative regulation of lipid catabolic process
  • positive regulation of neutrophil apoptotic process
  • neutrophil apoptotic process
  • positive regulation of adiponectin secretion
Components
  • plasma membrane
  • cell junction
  • integral component of membrane
General FunctionNicotinic acid receptor activity
Specific FunctionActs as a high affinity receptor for both nicotinic acid (also known as niacin) and (D)-beta-hydroxybutyrate and mediates increased adiponectin secretion and decreased lipolysis through G(i)-protein-mediated inhibition of adenylyl cyclase. This pharmacological effect requires nicotinic acid doses that are much higher than those provided by a normal diet. Mediates nicotinic acid-induced apoptosis in mature neutrophils. Receptor activation by nicotinic acid results in reduced cAMP levels which may affect activity of cAMP-dependent protein kinase A and phosphorylation of target proteins, leading to neutrophil apoptosis. The rank order of potency for the displacement of nicotinic acid binding is 5-methyl pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid = pyridine-3-acetic acid > acifran > 5-methyl nicotinic acid = acipimox >> nicotinuric acid = nicotinamide.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions34-54 64-84 103-123 143-163 193-213 230-250 274-294
GenBank Protein ID28975188
UniProtKB IDQ8TDS4
UniProtKB Entry NameHCAR2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010443|Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2 (HCAR2)
ATGAATCGGCACCATCTGCAGGATCACTTTCTGGAAATAGACAAGAAGAACTGCTGTGTG
TTCCGAGATGACTTCATTGTCAAGGTGTTGCCGCCGGTGTTGGGGCTGGAGTTTATCTTC
GGGCTTCTGGGCAATGGCCTTGCCCTGTGGATTTTCTGTTTCCACCTCAAGTCCTGGAAA
TCCAGCCGGATTTTCCTGTTCAACCTGGCAGTGGCTGACTTTCTACTGATCATCTGCCTG
CCCTTCCTGATGGACAACTATGTGAGGCGTTGGGACTGGAAGTTTGGGGACATCCCTTGC
CGGCTGATGCTCTTCATGTTGGCTATGAACCGCCAGGGCAGCATCATCTTCCTCACGGTG
GTGGCGGTAGACAGGTATTTCCGGGTGGTCCATCCCCACCACGCCCTGAACAAGATCTCC
AATCGGACAGCAGCCATCATCTCTTGCCTTCTGTGGGGCATCACTATTGGCCTGACAGTC
CACCTCCTGAAGAAGAAGATGCCGATCCAGAATGGCGGTGCAAATTTGTGCAGCAGCTTC
AGCATCTGCCATACCTTCCAGTGGCACGAAGCCATGTTCCTCCTGGAGTTCTTCCTGCCC
CTGGGCATCATCCTGTTCTGCTCAGCCAGAATTATCTGGAGCCTGCGGCAGAGACAAATG
GACCGGCATGCCAAGATCAAGAGAGCCATCACCTTCATCATGGTGGTGGCCATCGTCTTT
GTCATCTGCTTCCTTCCCAGCGTGGTTGTGCGGATCCGCATCTTCTGGCTCCTGCACACT
TCGGGCACGCAGAATTGTGAAGTGTACCGCTCGGTGGACCTGGCGTTCTTTATCACTCTC
AGCTTCACCTACATGAACAGCATGCTGGACCCCGTGGTGTACTACTTCTCCAGCCCATCC
TTTCCCAACTTCTTCTCCACTTTGATCAACCGCTGCCTCCAGAGGAAGATGACAGGTGAG
CCAGATAATAACCGCAGCACGAGCGTCGAGCTCACAGGGGACCCCAACAAAACCAGAGGC
GCTCCAGAGGCGTTAATGGCCAACTCCGGTGAGCCATGGAGCCCCTCTTATCTGGGCCCA
ACCTCTCCTTAA
GenBank Gene IDAY148884
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDGPR109A
HGNC IDHGNC:24827
Chromosome Location12
Locus12q24.31
References
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