Description
Product Characteristics:
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), also designated seven transmembrane (7TM) receptors and heptahelical receptors, are a protein family which interact with G proteins (heterotrimeric GTPases) to synthesize intracellular second messengers such as diacylglycerol, cyclic AMP, inositol phosphates, and calcium ions. Their diverse biological functions range from vision and olfaction to neuronal and endocrine signaling and are involved in many pathological conditions. G protein receptor 84 (GPR84), a member of the GCPR 1 family, is an orphan GCPR expressed in bone marrow, brain, heart, muscle, colon, thymus, spleen, kidney, liver, placenta, intestine, lung and peripheral blood leukocytes. In activated T cells, GPR84 regulates early interleukin-4 (IL-4) gene expression.
Subcellular location: Cell membrane
Synonyms: GPCR EX33, EX 33, EX33, G protein coupled receptor 84, G protein coupled receptor EX 33, G protein coupled receptor EX33, G-protein coupled receptor 84, GPCR 4, GPCR4, GPR 84, GPR84, GPR84_HUMAN, Inflammation related G protein coupled receptor EX 33, Inflammation related G protein coupled receptor EX33, Inflammation-related G-protein coupled receptor EX33, GPCR GPR84.
Target Information: Receptor for medium-chain free fatty acid (FFA) with carbon chain lengths of C9 to C14. Capric acid (C10:0), undecanoic acid (C11:0) and lauric acid (C12:0) are the most potent agonists. Not activated by short-chain and long-chain saturated and unsaturated FFAs. Activation by medium-chain free fatty acid is coupled to a pertussis toxin sensitive G(i/o) protein pathway. May have important roles in processes from fatty acid metabolism to regulation of the immune system (By similarity)