NameN-arachidonyl glycine receptor
Synonyms
  • G-protein coupled receptor 18
  • GPCRW
  • NAGly receptor
Gene NameGPR18
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0004524|N-arachidonyl glycine receptor
MITLNNQDQPVPFNSSHPDEYKIAALVFYSCIFIIGLFVNITALWVFSCTTKKRTTVTIY
MMNVALVDLIFIMTLPFRMFYYAKDEWPFGEYFCQILGALTVFYPSIALWLLAFISADRY
MAIVQPKYAKELKNTCKAVLACVGVWIMTLTTTTPLLLLYKDPDKDSTPATCLKISDIIY
LKAVNVLNLTRLTFFFLIPLFIMIGCYLVIIHNLLHGRTSKLKPKVKEKSIRIIITLLVQ
VLVCFMPFHICFAFLMLGTGENSYNPWGAFTTFLMNLSTCLDVILYYIVSKQFQARVISV
MLYRNYLRSMRRKSFRSGSLRSLSNINSEML
Number of residues331
Molecular Weight38133.27
Theoretical pI9.56
GO Classification
Functions
  • G-protein coupled receptor activity
Processes
  • G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway
Components
  • plasma membrane
  • integral component of membrane
General FunctionG-protein coupled receptor activity
Specific FunctionReceptor for N-arachidonyl glycine. The activity of this receptor is mediated by G proteins which inhibit adenylyl cyclase. May contribute to regulation of the immune system.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions27-47 57-77 96-116 139-159 192-212 233-253 269-289
GenBank Protein ID1066731
UniProtKB IDQ14330
UniProtKB Entry NameGPR18_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011660|N-arachidonyl glycine receptor (GPR18)
ATGATCACCCTGAACAATCAAGATCAACCTGTCCCTTTTAACAGCTCACATCCAGATGAA
TACAAAATTGCAGCCCTTGTCTTCTATAGCTGTATCTTCATAATTGGATTATTTGTTAAC
ATCACTGCATTATGGGTTTTCAGTTGTACCACCAAGAAGAGAACCACGGTAACCATCTAT
ATGATGAATGTGGCATTAGTGGACTTGATATTTATAATGACTTTACCCTTTCGAATGTTT
TATTATGCAAAAGATGAATGGCCATTTGGAGAGTACTTCTGCCAGATTCTTGGAGCTCTC
ACAGTGTTTTACCCAAGCATTGCTTTATGGCTTCTTGCCTTTATTAGTGCTGACAGATAC
ATGGCCATTGTACAGCCGAAGTACGCCAAAGAACTTAAAAACACGTGCAAAGCCGTGCTG
GCGTGTGTGGGAGTCTGGATAATGACCCTGACCACGACCACCCCTCTGCTACTGCTCTAT
AAAGACCCAGATAAAGACTCCACTCCCGCCACCTGCCTCAAGATTTCTGACATCATCTAT
CTAAAAGCTGTGAACGTGCTGAACCTCACTCGACTGACATTTTTTTTCTTGATTCCTTTG
TTCATCATGATTGGGTGCTACTTGGTCATTATTCATAATCTCCTTCACGGCAGGACGTCT
AAGCTGAAACCCAAAGTCAAGGAGAAGTCCATAAGGATCATCATCACGCTGCTGGTGCAG
GTGCTCGTCTGCTTTATGCCCTTCCACATCTGTTTCGCTTTCCTGATGCTGGGAACGGGG
GAGAACAGTTACAATCCCTGGGGAGCCTTTACCACCTTCCTCATGAACCTCAGCACGTGT
CTGGATGTGATTCTCTACTACATCGTTTCAAAACAATTTCAGGCTCGAGTCATTAGTGTC
ATGCTATACCGTAATTACCTTCGAAGCATGCGCAGAAAAAGTTTCCGATCTGGTAGTCTA
CGGTCACTAAGCAATATAAACAGTGAAATGTTATGA
GenBank Gene IDL42324
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDGPR18
HGNC IDHGNC:4472
Chromosome Location13
Locus13q32
References
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