PTGER2

ENSG00000125384
Target class
GPCR
Chromosome
14
Approved drugs
3
Clinical candidates (approved and in development)
7

Approved drugs
3
Clinical candidates (approved and in development)
7

Chemical probe available
Yes

Target name
PTGER2
Gene name
Prostaglandin E receptor 2
Gene symbol
PTGER2
Protein name
Prostaglandin E2 receptor EP2 subtype (PGE receptor EP2 subtype) (PGE2 receptor EP2 subtype) (Prostanoid EP2 receptor)

  • EP2
  • COX-2

Gene biotype
Protein coding
Gene family
Prostaglandin receptors
Target class
GPCR
Target type
Human gene

Tissues expressed in
35
Highest tissue expression
54.87
Tissue specificity (Gini)
0.68
Tissue specificity (tau)
0.909

KEGG gene identifiers
  • hsa:5732
Protein interaction confidence
0.853286
Protein interaction partners
21

  • R-HSA-391908
  • R-HSA-418555

End position
52329822
Start position
52314305
Chromosome
14
Strand
Forward

Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000125384
HGNC ID
NCBI Gene ID
5732
UniProt ID
P43116

  • Cell membrane
  • Multi-pass membrane protein.

Tissue specificity (tau)
0.908786
Expression inequality (Gini)
0.680209

Expression in transcripts per million

Cells - Cultured fibroblasts
54.87
Cervix - Endocervix
34.01
Whole Blood
24.65
Spleen
19.73
Cervix - Ectocervix
18.88

Expression in transcripts per million

  • Cells - Cultured fibroblasts54.87
  • Cervix - Endocervix34.01
  • Whole Blood24.65
  • Spleen19.73
  • Cervix - Ectocervix18.88
  • Uterus15.41
  • Prostate13.59
  • Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum12.88
  • Ovary11.91
  • Adipose - Visceral (Omentum)10.83
  • Lung10.46
  • Stomach9.78
  • Adipose - Subcutaneous7.19
  • Colon - Transverse6.86
  • Fallopian Tube5.34
  • Nerve - Tibial5.33
  • Kidney - Medulla5.18
  • Breast - Mammary Tissue4.9
  • Bladder4.33
  • Esophagus - Gastroesophageal Junction4.06
  • Minor Salivary Gland3.94
  • Thyroid3.6
  • Testis3.58
  • Vagina3.51
  • Esophagus - Muscularis3.16

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

Cellular components

Molecular functions

  • increased/decreased inflammation

    Effects

    • Activation/Increase/Upregulation: acute

    Studies

    • preclinical: increased/decreased inflammation

    • urogenital
    • immune
  • decreased uterine motility

    Effects

    • Activation/Increase/Upregulation: acute

    Studies

    • preclinical: decreased uterine motility

    • urogenital
    • immune
  • decreased/increased inflammation

    Effects

    • Inhibition/Decrease/Downregulation: acute

    Studies

    • preclinical: decreased/increased inflammation

    • urogenital
    • immune

  • regulation of gene expression

    Studies

    • cell-based: BSK_LPS_PGE2, is one of 11 assay component(s) measured or calculated from the BSK_LPS assay. It is designed to make measurements of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, a form of binding reporter, as detected with fluorescence intensity signals by Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay technology.

    Biological samples

    • umbilical vein endothelium and peripheral blood mononuclear cells, primary cell co-culture
    Evidence source

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Drugs (18)