The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Calcium-Sensing Receptor across different species:

calcium-sensing receptor (CASR), calcium-sensing receptor (Casr), calcium-sensing receptor (casr)

Other aliases include:

CAR, FHH, FIH, HHC, EIG8, HHC1, NSHPT, PCAR1, GPRC2A, MGC138441, CaR, Gprc2a, CASR, gprc2a, xV2R F-1

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Calcium-Sensing Receptor:

calcium-sensing receptor – parathyroid Ca(2+)-sensing receptor 1 – extracellular calcium-sensing receptor – G protein-coupled receptor, family C, group 2, member A – cation sensing receptor – G protein coupled receptor, family C, group 2, member A – Calcium-sensing receptor (hypocalciuric hypercalcemia 1 severe neonatal hyperparathyroidism) – Calcium-sensing receptor (hypocalciuric hypercalcemia 1, severe neonatal hyperparathyroidism) – calcium-sensing receptor (hypocalciuric hypercalcemia 1, severe neonatal hyperparathyroidism) – parathyroid cell calcium-sensing receptor – vomeronasal receptor F-1 – parathyroid gland calcium-sensing receptor – extracellular calcium-sensing receptor-like

Calcium-Sensing Receptor fulfills a number of functions:

G-protein coupled receptor activity – phosphoinositide phospholipase C activity – receptor activity – signal transducer activity

Calcium-Sensing Receptor is relevant to the following processes:

G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway – anatomical structure morphogenesis – calcium-mediated signaling – cellular calcium ion homeostasis – chemosensory behavior – detection of calcium ion – ossification – positive regulation of ATPase activity – regulation of calcium ion transport – signal transduction – JNK cascade – calcium ion transport – positive regulation of cell proliferation – vasodilation

Locations for Calcium-Sensing Receptor:

integral to plasma membrane – plasma membrane – integral to membrane – membrane – nerve terminal

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology