| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGACUUCUGCCAGAACAUUGCACGCGACAGUUUCAGGCACAGAACUGAC… | 2356 nt | 0.5832 | |
| GCUCUGGCUCCUCUGGGUUCCAGGGACGCUGGGGCCGGAGCUGCUGCCG… | 2498 nt | 0.5901 | |
| CGGGAGGGCUUGGGAGAGUGAAAGCUCACCCGGAUCUGGGUGGAGAAAG… | 2463 nt | 0.5696 | |
| GCUCUGGCUCCUCUGGGUUCCAGGGACGCUGGGGCCGGAGCUGCUGCCG… | 2445 nt | 0.5906 | |
| GUUUGAGUGAGCAAACAGAGGGUGAAUGAAGUGACUUGCGGGCAGCUGG… | 2466 nt | 0.5815 | |
| GCUCUGGCUCCUCUGGGUUCCAGGGACGCUGGGGCCGGAGCUGCUGCCG… | 2531 nt | 0.5899 | |
| GCUCUGGCUCCUCUGGGUUCCAGGGACGCUGGGGCCGGAGCUGCUGCCG… | 2371 nt | 0.5917 | |
| AAGGACAGAGGAGGGGCCCUUCCUGUCAGCUGGCUGGGAGCAGAGGUGG… | 2649 nt | 0.5746 |
The product of this gene belongs to the family of P2 receptors, which is activated by extracellular nucleotides and subdivided into P2X ligand-gated ion channels and P2Y G-protein coupled receptors. This family has several receptor subtypes with different pharmacological selectivity, which overlaps in some cases, for various adenosine and uridine nucleotides. This receptor, which is a G-protein coupled receptor, is responsive to UDP, partially responsive to UTP and ADP, and not responsive to ATP. It is proposed that this receptor mediates inflammatory responses. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants that encode different protein isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2013]
A study in mice demonstrated that the gene P2RY6, a microglial marker, was upregulated in a specific spatial cluster (cluster 13) identified as an injury hotspot at 7 days post-traumatic brain injury [Kounelis-Wuillaume et al. DOI:10.1177/08977151251390528].