title: Identification and functional expression of a receptor selectively recognizing parathyroid hormone, the PTH2 receptor.
abstract: We have identified a G-protein-coupled receptor specifically activated by parathyroid hormone, which we refer to as the PTH2 receptor. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP, hypercalcemia of malignancy factor) activate a previously identified PTH/PTHrP receptor, which has a widespread tissue distribution. The PTH2 receptor is much more selective in ligand recognition and appears to have a more specific tissue distribution. It is activated by PTH and not by PTHrP and is particularly abundant in the brain and pancreas.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cell Biology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4090, USA.
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Usdin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gruber
authors.forename: T I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Bonner
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D044162:Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein; D011506:Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D044168:Receptor, Parathyroid Hormone, Type 1; D018016:Receptors, Parathyroid Hormone / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: C470121:PTHLH protein, human; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D044162:Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D044168:Receptor, Parathyroid Hormone, Type 1; D018016:Receptors, Parathyroid Hormone