Natriuretic peptide receptor A/guanylate cyclase A (atrionatriuretic peptide receptor A), also known as NPR1, is an atrial natriuretic peptide receptor. In humans it is encoded by the NPR1 gene.

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NPR1
Identifiers
AliasesNPR1, ANPRA, ANPa, GUC2A, GUCY2A, NPRA, natriuretic peptide receptor 1
External IDsOMIM: 108960; MGI: 97371; HomoloGene: 37367; GeneCards: NPR1; OMA:NPR1 - orthologs
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SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000906

NM_008727

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000897

NP_032753

Location (UCSC)Chr 1: 153.68 – 153.69 MbChr 3: 90.36 – 90.37 Mb
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Function

NPR1 is a membrane-bound guanylate cyclase that serves as the receptor for both atrial and brain natriuretic peptides (ANP and BNP, respectively).[5]

It is localized in the kidney[6] where it results in natriuresis upon binding to natriuretic peptides. However, it is found in even greater quantity in the lungs and adipocytes.[6]

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