NameGlucagon receptor
Synonyms
  • GL-R
Gene NameGCGR
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016117|Glucagon receptor
MPPCQPQRPLLLLLLLLACQPQVPSAQVMDFLFEKWKLYGDQCHHNLSLLPPPTELVCNR
TFDKYSCWPDTPANTTANISCPWYLPWHHKVQHRFVFKRCGPDGQWVRGPRGQPWRDASQ
CQMDGEEIEVQKEVAKMYSSFQVMYTVGYSLSLGALLLALAILGGLSKLHCTRNAIHANL
FASFVLKASSVLVIDGLLRTRYSQKIGDDLSVSTWLSDGAVAGCRVAAVFMQYGIVANYC
WLLVEGLYLHNLLGLATLPERSFFSLYLGIGWGAPMLFVVPWAVVKCLFENVQCWTSNDN
MGFWWILRFPVFLAILINFFIFVRIVQLLVAKLRARQMHHTDYKFRLAKSTLTLIPLLGV
HEVVFAFVTDEHAQGTLRSAKLFFDLFLSSFQGLLVAVLYCFLNKEVQSELRRRWHRWRL
GKVLWEERNTSNHRASSSPGHGPPSKELQFGRGGGSQDSSAETPLAGGLPRLAESPF
Number of residues477
Molecular Weight54008.44
Theoretical pI8.83
GO Classification
Functions
  • guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity
  • peptide hormone binding
  • glucagon receptor activity
Processes
  • energy reserve metabolic process
  • cell surface receptor signaling pathway
  • positive regulation of GTPase activity
  • adenylate cyclase-activating G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway
  • response to nutrient
  • hormone-mediated signaling pathway
  • generation of precursor metabolites and energy
  • regulation of blood pressure
  • cellular response to glucagon stimulus
  • adenylate cyclase-modulating G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway
  • response to starvation
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • exocytosis
  • glucose homeostasis
  • regulation of glycogen metabolic process
Components
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • endosome
  • plasma membrane
  • integral component of membrane
General FunctionPeptide hormone binding
Specific FunctionG-protein coupled receptor for glucagon that plays a central role in the regulation of blood glucose levels and glucose homeostasis. Regulates the rate of hepatic glucose production by promoting glycogen hydrolysis and gluconeogenesis. Plays an important role in mediating the responses to fasting. Ligand binding causes a conformation change that triggers signaling via guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) and modulates the activity of down-stream effectors, such as adenylate cyclase. Promotes activation of adenylate cyclase. Besides, plays a role in signaling via a phosphatidylinositol-calcium second messenger system.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions137-161 174-198 226-249 264-285 304-326 351-369 382-402
GenBank Protein ID439690
UniProtKB IDP47871
UniProtKB Entry NameGLR_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016118|Glucagon receptor (GCGR)
ATGCCCCCCTGCCAGCCACAGCGACCCCTGCTGCTGTTGCTGCTGCTGCTGGCCTGCCAG
CCACAGGTCCCCTCCGCTCAGGTGATGGACTTCCTGTTTGAGAAGTGGAAGCTCTACGGT
GACCAGTGTCACCACAACCTGAGCCTGCTGCCCCCTCCCACGGAGCTGGTGTGCAACAGA
ACCTTCGACAAGTATTCCTGCTGGCCGGACACCCCCGCCAATACCACGGCCAACATCTCC
TGCCCCTGGTACCTGCCTTGGCACCACAAAGTGCAACACCGCTTCGTGTTCAAGAGATGC
GGGCCCGACGGTCAGTGGGTGCGTGGACCCCGGGGGCAGCCTTGGCGTGATGCCTCCCAG
TGCCAGATGGATGGCGAGGAGATTGAGGTCCAGAAGGAGGTGGCCAAGATGTACAGCAGC
TTCCAGGTGATGTACACAGTGGGCTACAGCCTGTCCCTGGGGGCCCTGCTCCTCGCCTTG
GCCATCCTGGGGGGCCTCAGCAAGCTGCACTGCACCCGCAATGCCATCCACGCGAATCTG
TTTGCGTCCTTCGTGCTGAAAGCCAGCTCCGTGCTGGTCATTGATGGGCTGCTCAGGACC
CGCTACAGCCAGAAAATTGGCGACGACCTCAGTGTCAGCACCTGGCTCAGTGATGGAGCG
GTGGCTGGCTGCCGTGTGGCCGCGGTGTTCATGCAATATGGCATCGTGGCCAACTACTGC
TGGCTGCTGGTGGAGGGCCTGTACCTGCACAACCTGCTGGGCCTGGCCACCCTCCCCGAG
AGGAGCTTCTTCAGCCTCTACCTGGGCATCGGCTGGGGTGCCCCCATGCTGTTCGTCGTC
CCCTGGGCAGTGGTCAAGTGTCTGTTCGAGAACGTCCAGTGCTGGACCAGCAATGACAAC
ATGGGCTTCTGGTGGATCCTGCGGTTCCCCGTCTTCCTGGCCATCCTGATCAACTTCTTC
ATCTTCGTCCGCATCGTTCAGCTGCTCGTGGCCAAGCTGCGGGCACGGCAGATGCACCAC
ACAGACTACAAGTTCCGGCTGGCCAAGTCCACGCTGACCCTCATCCCTCTGCTGGGCGTC
CACGAAGTGGTCTTCGCCTTCGTGACGGACGAGCACGCCCAGGGCACCCTGCGCTCCGCC
AAGCTCTTCTTCGACCTCTTCCTCAGCTCCTTCCAGGGCCTGCTGGTGGCTGTCCTCTAC
TGCTTCCTCAACAAGGAGGTGCAGTCGGAGCTGCGGCGGCGTTGGCACCGCTGGCGCCTG
GGCAAAGTGCTATGGGAGGAGCGGAACACCAGCAACCACAGGGCCTCATCTTCGCCCGGC
CACGGCCCTCCCAGCAAGGAGCTGCAGTTTGGGAGGGGTGGTGGCAGCCAGGATTCATCT
GCGGAGACCCCCTTGGCTGGTGGCCTCCCTAGATTGGCTGAGAGCCCCTTCTGA
GenBank Gene IDU03469
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDGCGR
HGNC IDHGNC:4192
Chromosome Location17
Locus17q25
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