ADIPOR2, Official Symbol ADIPOR2provided by HGNC Official Full Name adiponectin receptor 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:24041 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000006831 MIM:607946; AllianceGenome:HGNC:24041 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as PAQR2; ACDCR2 Summary The adiponectin receptors, ADIPOR1 (MIM 607945) and ADIPOR2, serve as receptors for globular and full-length adiponectin (MIM 605441) and mediate increased AMPK (see MIM 602739) and PPAR-alpha (PPARA; MIM 170998) ligand activities, as well as fatty acid oxidation and glucose uptake by adiponectin (Yamauchi et al., 2003 [PubMed 12802337]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in fat (RPKM 49.9), adrenal (RPKM 34.9) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all