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Atypical expansion in mice of the sensory neuron-specific Mrg G protein-coupled receptor family.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 19 Aug 2003
Zylka Mark J, Dong Xinzhong, Southwell Amber L, Anderson David J
Abstract excerpt
The Mas-related genes (Mrgs) comprise a family of >50 G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), many of which are expressed in specific subsets of nociceptive sensory neurons in mice. In contrast, humans contain a related but nonorthologous family of genes, called MrgXs or sensory neuron-specific receptors, of which many fewer appear to be expressed in sensory neurons. To determine whether the diversity of murine Mrgs...
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