Arrestin beta 2

Beta-arrestin-2, also known as arrestin beta-2, is an intracellular protein that in humans is encoded by the ARRB2 gene.

ARRB2
Identifiers
AliasesARRB2, ARB2, ARR2, BARR2, Arrestin beta 2
External IDsOMIM: 107941 MGI: 99474 HomoloGene: 3183 GeneCards: ARRB2
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

409

216869

Ensembl

ENSG00000141480

ENSMUSG00000060216

UniProt

P32121

Q91YI4

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001271358
NM_001271359
NM_001271360
NM_145429

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001258287
NP_001258288
NP_001258289
NP_663404

Location (UCSC)Chr 17: 4.71 – 4.72 MbChr 11: 70.32 – 70.33 Mb
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Members of arrestin/beta-arrestin protein family are thought to participate in agonist-mediated desensitization of G protein-coupled receptors and cause specific dampening of cellular responses to stimuli such as hormones, neurotransmitters, or sensory signals, as well as having signalling roles in their own right. Arrestin beta 2, like arrestin beta 1, was shown to inhibit beta-adrenergic receptor function in vitro. It is expressed at high levels in the central nervous system and may play a role in the regulation of synaptic receptors. Besides the brain, a cDNA for arrestin beta 2 was isolated from thyroid gland, and thus it may also be involved in hormone-specific desensitization of TSH receptors. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene, but the full-length nature of some variants has not been defined.

The protein may interact with the agonist DOI in 5-HT2A receptor signaling.

Arrestin beta 2 is crucial for the development of tolerance to morphine and other opioids.

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