신경펩타이드 갈라닌은 인지/기억, 감각/통증 처리, 호르몬 분비 및 섭식 행동을 포함한 다양한 생리적 과정을 조절합니다.인간 갈라닌 수용체는 G단백질 결합 수용체로서 기능적으로 뚜렷한 신호 경로를 통해 세포 내 이펙터에 결합된다.GALR3는 많은 조직에서 발견되며 1.4kb, 2.4kb 및 5kb 전사물로[5] 표현될 수 있다.
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