Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables signaling receptor binding activity. Predicted to be involved in neuropeptide signaling pathway. Predicted to act upstream of or within signal transduction. Located in ciliary membrane; neuron projection; and non-motile cilium. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; cochlea; gallbladder; genitourinary system; and gut. Orthologous to human SSTR3 (somatostatin receptor 3).