| Gene Symbol |
HTR3C
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| Entrez Gene |
170572
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| Alt Symbol |
-
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 3C, ionotropic
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| Other Description |
5-HT3-C|5-HT3C|5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 3, family member C|5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 3 subunit C|5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 3C|serotonin receptor 3C
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| Swissprots |
Q8WXA8 A2RRR5
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| Accessions |
EAW78305 Q8WXA8 AF459285 AAL66182 BC131799 AAI31800 NM_130770 NP_570126
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| Function |
This is one of the several different receptors for 5- hydroxytryptamine (serotonin), a biogenic hormone that functions as a neurotransmitter, a hormone, and a mitogen. This receptor is a ligand-gated ion channel, which when activated causes fast, depolarizing responses. It is a cation-specific, but otherwise relatively nonselective, ion channel.
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| Subcellular Location |
Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17392525}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17392525}. Note=Presumably retained within the endoplasmic reticulum unless complexed with HTR3A.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Expressed in many tissues including adult brain, colon, intestine, lung, muscle and stomach as well as fetal colon and kidney. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12801637}.
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