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GRK2

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167Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
50Outgoing
50Incoming

Summary

G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2/Beta-ARK1) - role in GPCR desensitization, dopamine signaling, and neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson's disease.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolGRK2
Full NameG Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2
AliasesGRK2/Beta-ARK1
Chromosome11q13.4
Protein FamilyGRK family (PKA/PKG/PKC-like)
Protein TypeKinase
FunctionReceptor Activation — Upon ligand binding, GPCRs undergo conformational changes that enable interaction with heterotrimeric G proteins.
Molecular Weight80 kDa
Amino Acids729 aa
Pathwaysautophagy pathway, complement cascade, phagocytosis
UniProt ID[P10147](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P10147)
Ensembl IDENSG00000188020
OMIM109635
GeneCardsGRK2
Human Protein AtlasGRK2
Associated Diseasesneurodegeneration
Known Drugs/Compoundsrapamycin
InteractionsFOXO1, NR1H3, MAP3K5, SREBF2, NFE2L2, C1Q
KG Connections167 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (21)

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Canonical Page

GRK2 — G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2

gene · 1290 words

Dopamine Signaling Pathway

mechanism · 3237 words

CHRM4 Gene

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GNB4 Protein — G Protein Subunit Beta 4

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P2RY1 Gene

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GRK6 Gene

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Pathway Diagram

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    GRK2["GRK2"] -->|"interacts with"| Tumor["Tumor"]
    GRK2["GRK2"] -->|"interacts with"| Hepatitis["Hepatitis"]
    GRK2["GRK2"] -->|"interacts with"| FOXO1["FOXO1"]
    GRK2["GRK2"] -->|"interacts with"| NR1H3["NR1H3"]
    GRK2["GRK2"] -->|"interacts with"| MAP3K5["MAP3K5"]
    GRK2["GRK2"] -->|"interacts with"| SREBF2["SREBF2"]
    GRK2["GRK2"] -->|"interacts with"| NFE2L2["NFE2L2"]
    GRK2["GRK2"] -->|"interacts with"| C1Q["C1Q"]
    GRK2["GRK2"] -->|"interacts with"| HTRA2["HTRA2"]
    GRK2["GRK2"] -->|"interacts with"| MTOR["MTOR"]
    GRK2["GRK2"] -->|"interacts with"| SIRT3["SIRT3"]
    GRK2["GRK2"] -->|"interacts with"| PLIN2["PLIN2"]
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    style Tumor fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style Hepatitis fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style FOXO1 fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style NR1H3 fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style MAP3K5 fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style SREBF2 fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style NFE2L2 fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style C1Q fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style HTRA2 fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style MTOR fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style SIRT3 fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style PLIN2 fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (107)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Tumorinteracts_withdisease0.65
Hepatitisinteracts_withdisease0.65
Cancertherapeutic_targetdisease0.65
Canceractivatesdisease0.65
FOXO1interacts_withgene0.60

Incoming (60)

SourceRelationTypeStr
PPARAinteracts_withgene0.60
ULK1interacts_withgene0.60
STX17interacts_withgene0.60
SQSTM1interacts_withgene0.60
NOS3interacts_withgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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