Name | Orexin receptor type 1 |
Description | Moderately selective excitatory receptor for orexin-A and, with a lower affinity, for orexin-B neuropeptide. Seems to be exclusively coupled to the G(q) subclass of heteromeric G proteins, which activates the phospholipase C mediated signaling cascade (By similarity). |
UniProt ID | O43613 |
Gene | HCRTR1 |