Gene Information
Gene NameSSTR2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length369
Protein NamesSomatostatin receptor type 2 (SS-2-R) (SS2-R) (SS2R) (SST2) (SRIF-1)
Target Namesomatostatin receptor type 2
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000180616 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP30874
Gene CardSSTR2
Uniprot IDP30874
PfamPF00001
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.145195758)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SSTR2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SSTR2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SSTR2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Sstr2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SSTR2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Sstr2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SSTR2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsOPRL1, MCHR1, MCHR2, SSTR5
ParalogsSSTR5, SSTR4, NPBWR1, OPRL1, GPR149, OPRM1, OPRK1, PTGDR2, SSTR3, CMKLR2, SSTR1, LTB4R, LTB4R2, KISS1R, UTS2R, NPBWR2, OPRD1
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex, cerebellar.hemisphere, cerebellum
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in both pancreatic alpha- and beta-cells (at protein level). Expressed at higher levels in the pancreas than other somatostatin receptors. Also expressed in the cerebrum and kidney and, in lesser amounts, in the jejunum, colon and liver. In the developing nervous system, expressed in the cortex where it is located in the preplate at early stages and is enriched in the outer part of the germinal zone at later stages. In the cerebellum, expressed in the deep part of the external granular layer at gestational week 19. This pattern persists until birth but disappears at adulthood. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19434240, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22932785}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 7T10  (EM  2.50A  7T11  (EM  2.70A  7UL5  (EM  3.10A  7WIC  (EM  2.80A  7WIG  (EM  2.70A  7WJ5  (EM  3.72A  7XAT  (EM  2.85A  7XAU  (EM  2.97A  7XAV  (EM  2.87A  7XMR  (EM  3.10A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein. Cytoplasm. Note=Located mainly at the cell surface under basal conditions. Agonist stimulation results in internalization to the cytoplasm.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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