leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor 5 (orphan G protein-coupled receptor HG38, G protein-coupled receptor 49, GPR49, LGR5, GPR67)

Function

• orphan receptor
• may play role in growth & differentiation of specific embryonic tissues (putative)

Structure

• belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family
• contains 17 LRR repeats (leucine-rich repeats)

Compartment

cell membrane

Expression

• expressed in skeletal muscle, placenta, spinal cord, & various region of brain

More general terms

• leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/606667
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:8549
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O75473.html
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=8549