The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Hydroxycarboxylic Acid Receptor 3 across different species:

niacin receptor 2 (NIACR2), niacin receptor 1 (Niacr1), G protein-coupled receptor 109B (GPR109B), G protein-coupled receptor 109B (gpr109b)

Other aliases include:

HM74, PUMAG, Puma-g, GPR109B, Pumag, PUMA-G, mHM74b, Gpr109a, Gpr109b, NIACR2, hm74, niacr2

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Hydroxycarboxylic Acid Receptor 3:

G protein-coupled receptor 109B – GTP-binding protein – putative chemokine receptor – 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 HM74 – interferon-gamma inducible gene, Puma-g – putative seven transmembrane spanning receptor – niacin receptor 2

Hydroxycarboxylic Acid Receptor 3 fulfills a number of functions:

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

Hydroxycarboxylic Acid Receptor 3 is relevant to the following processes:

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

Locations for Hydroxycarboxylic Acid Receptor 3:

integral to plasma membrane – plasma membrane – integral to membrane – membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology