TABLE 1

Properties of PTHR1 and PTHR2

PTHR1PTHR2
LigandPTH, PTHrPTIP39
Identity (%)10051
RoleCa homeostasis (PTH); bone/tissue development (PTHrP)Nociception, spermatogenesis
Tissue expressionBone osteoblasts, renal proximal and distal tubule cells, tissue primordia (e.g., growth plate chondrocytes)Brain, vasculature, testis
SignalingcAMP/PKA; PLC/IP3/Ca/PKC; ERK1/2cAMP/PKA; PLC/IP3/Ca/PKC
SpeciesAll vertebratesVertebrates, excluding birds