OPRK1

Gene Information
  • Official Symbol: OPRK1
  • Official Name: opioid receptor kappa 1
  • Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
  • Entrez ID: 4986
  • UniProt: P41145
  • Interactions: BioGRID
  • PubMed articles: Open PubMed
  • OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
  • Entrez Summary: N/A
  • UniProt Summary: G-protein coupled opioid receptor that functions as receptor for endogenous alpha-neoendorphins and dynorphins, but has low affinity for beta-endorphins. Also functions as receptor for various synthetic opioids and for the psychoactive diterpene salvinorin A. Ligand binding causes a conformation change that triggers signaling via guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) and modulates the activity of down-stream effectors, such as adenylate cyclase. Signaling leads to the inhibition of adenylate cyclase activity. Inhibits neurotransmitter release by reducing calcium ion currents and increasing potassium ion conductance. Plays a role in the perception of pain. Plays a role in mediating reduced physical activity upon treatment with synthetic opioids. Plays a role in the regulation of salivation in response to synthetic opioids. May play a role in arousal and regulation of autonomic and neuroendocrine functions. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12004055, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22437504, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7624359, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8060324}.

Pfam Domains GO Terms


CRISPR Data

Compound Hit Most Correlated Genes in Chemogenomics Tissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)

Essentiality in NALM6
  • Essentiality Rank: 17688
  • Expression level (log2 read counts): 0.91

Expression Distribution

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