Life Science

Receptor activity-modifying proteins (RAMPs) are a class of protein which interact with and modulate the activities of several Class B G Protein-Coupled Receptors including the receptors for secretin, calcitonin (CT), glucagon, and vasoactive

Receptor activity-modifying proteins (RAMPs) are a class of protein which interact with and modulate the activities of several Class B G Protein-Coupled Receptors including the receptors for secretin, calcitonin (CT), glucagon, and vasoactive

The neuropeptide galanin elicits a range of biological effects by interacting with specific G-protein-coupled receptors. Galanin receptors are seven-transmembrane proteins that have been shown to activate a variety of intracellular second-messenger

Actions of neuropeptide galanin are mediated by three G-protein coupled receptors, GalR1, GalR2, and GalR3. Human GALR2 was shown to couple to phospholipase C and to be involved in the elevation of intracellular calcium levels.

Glucagon regulates blood glucose via control of hepatic glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis and via regulation of insulin release from the ß cell. Pharmacological administration of glucagon increases blood glucose in normal and diabetic subjects, and

Ghrelin, a 28-amino-acid gut peptide is secreted from the stomach. It stimulates the release of growth hormone (GH) from the pituitary through GHS-R and plays important roles in energy homeostasis.

Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 18 (TNFRSF18) also known as activation-inducible TNFR family receptor (AITR) or glucocorticoid-induced TNFR-related protein (GITR) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TNFRSF18 gene. GITR is

GLP1R binds specifically the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP1) and has much lower affinity for related peptides such as the gastric inhibitory polypeptide and glucagon. GLP1R is known to be expressed in pancreatic beta cells.

The glucagon-like peptides include glucagon, GLP-1, and GLP-2 exert diverse actions on nutrient intake, gastrointestinal motility, islet hormone secretion, cell proliferation and apoptosis, as well as nutrient absorptionand assimilation.

The gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor (GNRHR), also known as the luteinizing hormone releasing hormone receptor (LHRHR), is a member of the seven-transmembrane, G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) family. It is expressed on the surface of

The gene GPBRA1 encodes G protein-coupled bile acid receptor. Bile acid-binding induces its internalization, activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase and intracellular cAMP production.

GPR103 is known as an orphan G protein-coupled receptor with reported expression in brain, heart, kidney, adrenal gland, retina, and testis. GPR103 mRNA has been reported to be highly expressed in the superficial layers of the entire spinal cord and