NPTXR, Official Symbol NPTXRprovided by HGNC Official Full Name neuronal pentraxin receptorprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:7954 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000221890 MIM:609474; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7954 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as NPR Summary This gene encodes a protein similar to the rat neuronal pentraxin receptor. The rat pentraxin receptor is an integral membrane protein that is thought to mediate neuronal uptake of the snake venom toxin, taipoxin, and its transport into the synapses. Studies in rat indicate that translation of this mRNA initiates at a non-AUG (CUG) codon. This may also be true for mouse and human, based on strong sequence conservation amongst these species. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in brain (RPKM 73.3), heart (RPKM 6.6) and 3 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all