Patched Receptors
Synonyms
Patched Protein
Patched Receptor
Patched Sonic Hedgehog Receptors
Receptor, Patched
Receptors, Patched
A family of 12-pass transmembrane proteins originally identified in Drosophila that are receptors for HEDGEHOG PROTEINS. They have important roles in regulating CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL DIFFERENTIAION; and BODY PATTERNING and may also function as TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS.