Gene Information
Gene NameP2RY12
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length342
Protein NamesP2Y purinoceptor 12 (P2Y12) (ADP-glucose receptor) (ADPG-R) (P2T(AC)) (P2Y(AC)) (P2Y(cyc)) (P2Y12 platelet ADP receptor) (P2Y(ADP)) (SP1999)
Target Namep2y purinoceptor 12
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000169313 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9H244
Gene CardP2RY12
Uniprot IDQ9H244
PfamPF00001
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.12163322)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ P2RY12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ P2RY12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ P2RY12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ P2ry12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ P2RY12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ P2ry12 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsGPR34, GPR171, PTAFR, P2RY13, GPR87, P2RY14
Tissuecerebral.cortex
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in the platelets, lower levels in the brain. Lowest levels in the lung, appendix, pituitary and adrenal gland. Expressed in the spinal cord and in the fetal brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11104774, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11196645, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11502873}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB 4NTJ  (X-ray  2.62A  4PXZ  (X-ray  2.50A  4PY0  (X-ray  3.10A 
DBSNP rs121917885  rs121917886  rs16846673 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11196645, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12578987, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24670650, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24784220};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11196645, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12578987, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24670650, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24784220}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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