National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: June 2, 2026
Id http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118985
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Preferred Name

Mu-Type Opioid Receptor

Definitions
Mu-type opioid receptor (400 aa, ~45 kDa) is encoded by the human OPRM1 gene. This protein plays a role in G protein-coupled receptor signaling.
Synonyms
Mu Opioid Receptor
Mu Opiate Receptor
Mu Opioid Receptor hMOR-1a
Mu-Type Opioid Receptor
M-OR-1
MOP
MOR-1
hMOP
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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