G-protein coupled receptor 139 (GPR139, Gq-coupled orphan receptor GPRg1, G-protein-coupled receptor PGR3, GPRG1, PGR3)

Function

• orphan receptor
• linked to Gq protein-mediated pathway

Structure

belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family

Compartment

cell membrane

Expression

• expressed almost exclusively in the brain
• expressed at very low levels in peripheral tissues

More general terms

• G-protein coupled receptor; serpentine receptor
• glycoprotein

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:1242
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q6DWJ6.html