Gene Information
Gene NameHTR2C
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length458
Protein Names5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2C (5-HT-2C) (5-HT2C) (5-HTR2C) (5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1C) (5-HT-1C) (5-HT1C) (Serotonin receptor 2C)
Target Name5-hydroxytryptamine 2 receptor
Target TypeNA
Gene Age886 ( ENSG00000147246 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP28335
Gene CardHTR2C
Uniprot IDP28335
PfamPF00001
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.417329357)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ HTR2C ( ortholog_one2one )
Alpaca_ HTR2C ( ortholog_one2many )
Dog_ HTR2C ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ HTR2C ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ HTR2C ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Htr2c ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ HTR2C ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ HTR2C ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsHTR2A, HTR2B
ParalogsHTR2A, HTR2B, HTR5A, HTR1E, HTR1B, HTR1F, HTR7, HTR6
Tissuecaudate.nucleus, medulla.oblongata, putamen, nucleus.accumbens
Tissue SpecificityDetected in brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8812491}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6BQG  (X-ray  3.00A  6BQH  (X-ray  2.70A  8DPF  (EM  2.84A  8DPG  (EM  3.60A  8DPH  (EM  3.20A  8DPI  (EM  3.40A 
DBSNP rs6318  rs781938388 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12970106, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18703043, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19057895, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7895773};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12970106, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18703043, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19057895, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7895773}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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