OX1R_HUMAN Protein

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