The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Hydroxycarboxylic Acid Receptor 2 across different species:

niacin receptor 1 (Niacr1), niacin receptor 1 (NIACR1)

Other aliases include:

HM74, Pumag, PUMA-G, mHM74b, Gpr109a, Gpr109b, HM74a, HM74b, PUMAG, Puma-g, GPR109A

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Hydroxycarboxylic Acid Receptor 2:

G-protein coupled receptor 109A – protein PUMA-G – nicotinic acid receptor – G-protein coupled receptor 109 – G protein-coupled receptor 109A – G protein-coupled receptor 109B – G-protein coupled receptor HM74 – interferon-gamma inducible gene, Puma-g – putative seven transmembrane spanning receptor – G protein-coupled receptor HM74a

Hydroxycarboxylic Acid Receptor 2 fulfills a number of functions:

G-protein coupled receptor activity – GTP binding – nicotinic acid receptor activity – purinergic nucleotide receptor activity – receptor activity – signal transducer activity – purinergic nucleotide receptor activity, G-protein coupled

Hydroxycarboxylic Acid Receptor 2 is relevant to the following processes:

G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway – apoptosis – negative regulation of lipid catabolic process – positive regulation of adiponectin secretion – signal transduction – positive regulation of neutrophil apoptosis

Locations for Hydroxycarboxylic Acid Receptor 2:

integral to membrane – membrane – plasma membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology