5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A (5HT2A)

Target Class
GPCR
Family
5-Hydroxytryptamine
Official Symbol
HTR2A
Species
Human
Accession Number
NM_000621.3
Alias Names
5-HT-2A; 5-HT2 receptor; 5-HT2A; 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 2A; 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 2A, G protein-coupled; 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A; HTR2; serotonin 5-HT-2A receptor
Background
This gene encodes one of the receptors for serotonin, a neurotransmitter with many roles. Mutations in this gene are associated with susceptibility to schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder, and are also associated with response to the antidepressant citalopram in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). MDD patients who also have a mutation in intron 2 of this gene show a significantly reduced response to citalopram as this antidepressant downregulates expression of this gene. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009]
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Assay Readout Background Species Cell Line
β-Arrestin U2OS Human 93-0401C3
KINOMEscan TKscan BROMOscan NHRscan GPCRscan PATHscan
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