The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen 5-Hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) Receptor 2C across different species:

5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 2C (HTR2C), 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 2C (Htr2c), 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 2C (htr2c), si:dkey-24g18.2 (si:dkey-24g18.2)

Other aliases include:

HTR1C, 5-HT2C, 5-HTR2C, SR1, 5HT1c, Htr1c, 5-HT2cR, 5HT-1C, HTR2C, 5HT2C, 5-HT-2C, 5-ht2cr

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen 5-Hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) Receptor 2C:

5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 2C – OTTHUMP00000023868 – serotonin receptor 2C – serotonin 5-HT-2C receptor – 5-HT2C receptor – OTTMUSP00000020457 – OTTMUSP00000020482 – serotonin 1c receptor – 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2c – 5HT2C serotonin receptor – 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2C – 5-HT2C – 5-alpha-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2C

5-Hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) Receptor 2C fulfills a number of functions:

G-protein coupled receptor activity – protein binding – receptor activity – serotonin binding – serotonin receptor activity – signal transducer activity

5-Hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) Receptor 2C is relevant to the following processes:

activation of phospholipase C activity by serotonin receptor signaling pathway – activation of phospholipase D activity by G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway – behavioral response to nicotine – feeding behavior – inositol phosphate-mediated signaling – negative regulation of dopamine metabolic process – negative regulation of locomotion – organ regeneration – positive regulation of acetylcholine secretion – positive regulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid secretion – positive regulation of vasoconstriction – regulation of sensory perception of pain – response to drug – signal transduction – synaptic transmission – G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway – G-protein signaling, coupled to cyclic nucleotide second messenger

Locations for 5-Hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) Receptor 2C:

cytoplasm – external side of plasma membrane – integral to membrane – nucleus – plasma membrane – membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology