NPR2, Official Symbol NPR2provided by HGNC Official Full Name natriuretic peptide receptor 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:7944 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000159899 MIM:108961; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7944 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 GCB; AMD1; AMDM; ANPb; ECDM; GC-B; NPRB; SNSK; ANPRB; GUC2B; NPRBi; GUCY2B Summary This gene encodes natriuretic peptide receptor B, one of two integral membrane receptors for natriuretic peptides. Both NPR1 and NPR2 contain five functional domains: an extracellular ligand-binding domain, a single membrane-spanning region, and intracellularly a protein kinase homology domain, a helical hinge region involved in oligomerization, and a carboxyl-terminal guanylyl cyclase catalytic domain. The protein is the primary receptor for C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP), which upon ligand binding exhibits greatly increased guanylyl cyclase activity. Mutations in this gene are the cause of acromesomelic dysplasia Maroteaux type. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in endometrium (RPKM 8.6), fat (RPKM 6.1) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all