[Term]
id: PR:000001125
name: cannabinoid receptor 1
def: "A cannabinoid receptor that is a translation product of the human CNR1 gene or a 1:1 ortholog thereof. Preferred ligands are cannabinoids--molecules related to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient of cannabis. Endogenous cannabinoids serve as neurotransmitters. This receptor is expressed primarily in the brain." [PRO:WCB, Wikipedia:Cannabinoids]
comment: Category=gene.
synonym: "CNR1" EXACT PRO-short-label [PRO:DNx]
synonym: "brain-type cannabinoid receptor" EXACT []
synonym: "CANN6" EXACT []
synonym: "CB-R" EXACT []
synonym: "CB1" EXACT []
synonym: "CNR" RELATED Gene-based []
xref: IUPHARobj:56
xref: PIRSF:PIRSF037995
property_value: has_archetype PR:P21554
is_a: PR:000044639 ! cannabinoid receptor