SSTR4 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human SSTR4 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 20p11.2 and is approximately 1 kb in length. This allele, which encodes somatostatin receptor type 4 protein, is involved in adenylate cyclase inhibition by G protein signal transduction and in the activation of both arachidonate release and MAP kinase cascade.

**Synonyms:** - SS-4-R - SS4-R - SS4R - Somatostatin Receptor 4 wt Allele