UniProt functional annotation for P41587

UniProt code: P41587.

Organism: Homo sapiens (Human).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
 
Function: This is a receptor for VIP as well as PACAP-38 and -27, the activity of this receptor is mediated by G proteins which activate adenylyl cyclase. Can be coupled to phospholipase C. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8926282}.
 
Subcellular location: Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
Tissue specificity: Expressed in CD4+ T-cells, but not in CD8+ T-cells. Expressed in the T-cell lines Jurkat, Peer, MOLT-4, HSB, YT and SUP-T1, but not in the T-cell lines HARRIS and HuT 78. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8926282}.
Similarity: Belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 2 family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.