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. (mesh:D000072079)
| Synonym | Reference | Specificity |
| Patched | Exact | |
| PATCHED | Exact |
| Identifier | Name | Relation |
| HGNC:9586 | PTCH2 | isa |
| HGNC:9585 | PTCH1 | isa |