GPR55
Sign in to saveAlso known as LPIR1, G protein-coupled receptor 55
G protein-coupled receptor 55 also known as GPR55 is a G protein-coupled receptor that in humans is encoded by the GPR55 gene.
Gene data
GPR55- Name
- G protein-coupled receptor 55
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 230,907,318–230,961,066 (−)
- Aliases
- LPIR1
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000135898
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_005683.4, XM_005246952.5, XM_011512175.4, XM_011512176.3, XM_054344567.1
- RefSeq protein
- NP_005674.2, XP_005247009.1, XP_011510477.1, XP_011510478.1, XP_054200542.1
This gene belongs to the G-protein-coupled receptor superfamily. The encoded integral membrane protein is a likely cannabinoid receptor. It may be involved in several physiological and pathological processes by activating a variety of signal transduction pathways. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2013].
Gene Ontology
Biological process
Molecular function
Pathways
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
G protein-coupled receptor 55
- Symbol
- GPR55
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 2:230,907,318-230,961,066
- Strand
- Reverse (−)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gene
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- HomoloGene ID
- 36184
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/9290
- genomic end
- 231825781
- genomic start
- 231772033
- chromosome
- human chromosome 2
- cytogenetic location
- 2q37.1
- expressed in
- blood
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Signal cascade
- Pharmacology
- Ligands
- Physiological function
- References
- Further reading
G protein-coupled receptor 55 also known as GPR55 is a G protein-coupled receptor that in humans is encoded by the GPR55 gene.
GPR55, along with GPR119 and GPR18, have been implicated as novel cannabinoid receptors.
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