Entrez gene ID | | 5724 |
Official gene symbol | | PTAFR |
Full name | | platelet-activating factor receptor |
Aliases | | ,PAFR, |
Gene summary | | PTAFR shows structural characteristics of the rhodopsin (MIM 180380) gene family and binds platelet-activating factor (PAF). PAF is a phospholipid (1-0-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine) that has been implicated as a mediator in diverse pathologic processes, such as allergy, asthma, septic shock, arterial thrombosis, and inflammatory processes.[supplied by OMIM] |
Location | | Chromosome: 1 Locus: 1p35-p34.3 |
Gene position | | 28520447 - 28473677 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 46771 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 173393 |
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