prolactin-releasing peptide receptor; PrRP receptor; PrRPR; G-protein coupled receptor 10; hGR3 (PRLHR, GPR10, GR3)
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Function
- receptor for prolactin-releasing peptide (PrRP)
- implicated in lactation, regulation of food intake & pain-signal processing
- interacts through its C-terminal region with the PDZ domain-containing proteins GRIP1, GRIP2 & PICK1
- interacts with PDZ domains 4 & 5 of GRIP1 & with the PDZ domain of PICK1
Structure
belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family
Compartment
Expression
- only detected in the pituitary gland & in all cell types of pituitary adenomas
- repressed by bromocriptine, a dopamine agonist