The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Cholecystokinin B Receptor across different species:

cholecystokinin B receptor (CCKBR), cholecystokinin B receptor (LOC100232835), cholecystokinin B receptor (Cckbr)

Other aliases include:

CCKBR, MGC137600, CCK-CHR, DKFZp459M1310, LOC100232835, CCK-B, CCK-BR, CCK2-R, CCK2R, CCKR-2, Cck2r, Cholrec

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Cholecystokinin B Receptor:

cholecystokinin B receptor – CCK2 receptor – cholecystokinin receptor – gastrin/CCK-B receptor – gastrin/cholecystokinin type B receptor – gastrin – CCK-B receptor – Cholecystokinin-2 receptor – Gastrin/cholecystokinin type B receptor – CCK-BR – CCK2-R – CCK2/gastrin receptor – CCK-B/gastrin receptor – cholecystokinin-2 receptor – CCK(B) receptor

Cholecystokinin B Receptor fulfills a number of functions:

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

Cholecystokinin B Receptor is relevant to the following processes:

G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway – elevation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration – positive regulation of cell proliferation – signal transduction – ERK1 and ERK2 cascade – apoptosis – behavioral defense response – estrous cycle phase – histamine secretion – positive regulation of somatostatin secretion – positive regulation of synaptic transmission – positive regulation of synaptic transmission, GABAergic – positive regulation of synaptic transmission, glutamatergic – regulation of sensory perception of pain – digestion – response to insulin stimulus

Locations for Cholecystokinin B Receptor:

integral to membrane – membrane fraction – plasma membrane – cytoplasm – membrane – nucleus

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology