GPR142 explained

Probable G-protein coupled receptor 142 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GPR142 gene.^{[1] [2]}

GPR142 is a member of the rhodopsin family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPRs) (Fredriksson et al., 2003).[supplied by OMIM]

Further reading

• Vassilatis DK, Hohmann JG, Zeng H . The G protein-coupled receptor repertoires of human and mouse . Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. . 100 . 8 . 4903–8 . 2003 . 12679517 . 10.1073/pnas.0230374100 . 153653 . 2003PNAS..100.4903V . etal. free .
• Matsuo A, Matsumoto S, Nagano M . Molecular cloning and characterization of a novel Gq-coupled orphan receptor GPRg1 exclusively expressed in the central nervous system . Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. . 331 . 1 . 363–9 . 2005 . 15845401 . 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.03.174 . etal.

Notes and References

1. Fredriksson R, Hoglund PJ, Gloriam DE, Lagerstrom MC, Schioth HB . Seven evolutionarily conserved human rhodopsin G protein-coupled receptors lacking close relatives . FEBS Lett . 554 . 3 . 381–8 . Nov 2003 . 14623098 . 10.1016/S0014-5793(03)01196-7 . 11563502 . free .
2. Web site: Entrez Gene: GPR142 G protein-coupled receptor 142.