Growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor

NameGrowth hormone-releasing hormone receptor
Synonyms
  • GHRH receptor
  • GRF receptor
  • GRFR
  • Growth hormone-releasing factor receptor
Gene NameGHRHR
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016157|Growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor
MDRRMWGAHVFCVLSPLPTVLGHMHPECDFITQLREDESACLQAAEEMPNTTLGCPATWD
GLLCWPTAGSGEWVTLPCPDFFSHFSSESGAVKRDCTITGWSEPFPPYPVACPVPLELLA
EEESYFSTVKIIYTVGHSISIVALFVAITILVALRRLHCPRNYVHTQLFTTFILKAGAVF
LKDAALFHSDDTDHCSFSTVLCKVSVAASHFATMTNFSWLLAEAVYLNCLLASTSPSSRR
AFWWLVLAGWGLPVLFTGTWVSCKLAFEDIACWDLDDTSPYWWIIKGPIVLSVGVNFGLF
LNIIRILVRKLEPAQGSLHTQSQYWRLSKSTLFLIPLFGIHYIIFNFLPDNAGLGIRLPL
ELGLGSFQGFIVAILYCFLNQEVRTEISRKWHGHDPELLPAWRTRAKWTTPSRSAAKVLT
SMC
Number of residues423
Molecular Weight47401.53
Theoretical pI6.73
GO Classification
Functions
  • peptide hormone binding
  • growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor activity
  • G-protein coupled receptor activity
  • growth factor binding
Processes
  • lactation
  • cell maturation
  • hormone metabolic process
  • positive regulation of multicellular organism growth
  • cAMP-mediated signaling
  • positive regulation of insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling pathway
  • activation of adenylate cyclase activity
  • cell surface receptor signaling pathway
  • multicellular organismal reproductive process
  • positive regulation of cell proliferation
  • growth hormone secretion
  • response to estrogen
  • determination of adult lifespan
  • response to glucocorticoid
  • water homeostasis
  • cellular response to insulin stimulus
  • positive regulation of growth hormone secretion
  • positive regulation of cAMP biosynthetic process
  • regulation of intracellular steroid hormone receptor signaling pathway
  • response to insulin
  • regulation of protein metabolic process
  • adenylate cyclase-activating G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway
  • somatotropin secreting cell development
Components
  • nuclear matrix
  • cell surface
  • integral component of membrane
  • secretory granule
  • nuclear outer membrane
  • cytoplasm
  • plasma membrane
  • nuclear inner membrane
General FunctionPeptide hormone binding
Specific FunctionReceptor for GRF, coupled to G proteins which activate adenylyl cyclase. Stimulates somatotroph cell growth, growth hormone gene transcription and growth hormone secretion.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions133-152 163-181 205-227 241-262 281-304 330-348 362-381
GenBank Protein ID183173
UniProtKB IDQ02643
UniProtKB Entry NameGHRHR_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016158|Growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor (GHRHR)
ATGGACCGCCGGATGTGGGGGGCCCACGTCTTCTGCGTGTTGAGCCCGTTACCGACCGTA
TTGGGCCACATGCACCCAGAATGTGACTTCATCACCCAGCTGAGAGAGGATGAGAGTGCC
TGTCTACAAGCAGCAGAGGAGATGCCCAACACCACCCTGGGCTGCCCTGCGACCTGGGAT
GGGCTGCTGTGCTGGCCAACGGCAGGCTCTGGCGAGTGGGTCACCCTCCCCTGCCCGGAT
TTCTTCTCTCACTTCAGCTCAGAGTCAGGGGCTGTGAAACGGGATTGTACTATCACTGGC
TGGTCTGAGCCCTTTCCACCTTACCCTGTGGCCTGCCCTGTGCCTCTGGAGCTGCTGGCT
GAGGAGGAATCTTACTTCTCCACAGTGAAGATTATCTACACCGTGGGCCATAGCATCTCT
ATTGTAGCCCTCTTCGTGGCCATCACCATCCTGGTTGCTCTCAGGAGGCTCCACTGCCCC
CGGAACTACGTCCACACCCAGCTGTTCACCACTTTTATCCTCAAGGCGGGAGCTGTGTTC
CTGAAGGATGCTGCCCTTTTCCACAGCGACGACACTGACCACTGCAGCTTCTCCACTGTT
CTATGCAAGGTCTCTGTGGCCGCCTCCCATTTCGCCACCATGACCAACTTCAGCTGGCTG
TTGGCAGAAGCCGTCTACCTGAACTGCCTCCTGGCCTCCACCTCCCCCAGCTCAAGGAGA
GCCTTCTGGTGGCTGGTTCTCGCTGGCTGGGGGCTGCCCGTGCTCTTCACTGGCACGTGG
GTGAGCTGCAAACTGGCCTTCGAGGACATCGCGTGCTGGGACCTGGACGACACCTCCCCC
TACTGGTGGATCATCAAAGGGCCCATTGTCCTCTCGGTCGGGGTGAACTTTGGGCTTTTT
CTCAATATTATCCGCATCCTGGTGAGGAAACTGGAGCCAGCTCAGGGCAGCCTCCATACC
CAGTCTCAGTATTGGCGTCTCTCCAAGTCGACACTTTTCCTGATCCCACTCTTTGGAATT
CACTACATCATCTTCAACTTCCTGCCAGACAATGCTGGCCTGGGCATCCGCCTCCCCCTG
GAGCTGGGACTGGGTTCCTTCCAGGGCTTCATTGTTGCCATCCTCTACTGCTTCCTCAAC
CAAGAGGTGAGGACTGAGATCTCACGGAAGTGGCATGGCCATGACCCTGAGCTTCTGCCA
GCCTGGAGGACCCGTGCTAAGTGGACCACGCCTTCCCGCTCGGCGGCAAAGGTGCTGACA
TCTATGTGCTAG
GenBank Gene IDL01406
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDGHRHR
HGNC IDHGNC:4266
Chromosome Location7
Locus7p14
References
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