Prolactin receptor
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The prolactin receptor—encoded by a gene on Chromosome 5p13-14—interacts with the prolactin
molecule as a transmembrane receptor.
Thus it contains an extracellular region that binds prolactin, a transmembrane regions, and a cytoplasmatic region.
The receptor is a cytokine receptor, and the second messenger cascade is the JAK-STAT pathway.
There may be variations among different tissue prolactin receptors.
Prolactin
Prolactin also known as luteotropic hormone is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PRL gene.Prolactin is a peptide hormone discovered by Henry Friesen...
molecule as a transmembrane receptor.
Thus it contains an extracellular region that binds prolactin, a transmembrane regions, and a cytoplasmatic region.
The receptor is a cytokine receptor, and the second messenger cascade is the JAK-STAT pathway.
There may be variations among different tissue prolactin receptors.