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apelin receptor; APJ receptor; G-protein coupled receptor APJ; angiotensin receptor-like 1; HG11 (APLNR, AGTRL1, APJ)
Function:
- receptor for apelin coupled to G proteins that inhibit adenylate cyclase activity (Gi proteins)
Structure: belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family
Compartment: cell membrane
Expression:
- widely expressed in the brain, in glial cells, astrocytes & neuronal subpopulations
- also expressed in spleen, thymus, ovary, small intestine & colon
Pathology:
- alternative coreceptor with CD4 for HIV-1 infection
- may be involved in the development of AIDS dementia
General
glycoprotein
G-protein coupled receptor; serpentine receptor
Properties
SIZE: entity length = 380 aa
MW = 43 kD
COMPARTMENT: cellular membrane
MOTIF: exoplasmic domain {1-26}
MOTIF: N-glycosylation site {N15}
transmembrane domain {27-51}
cytoplasmic loop {52-66}
transmembrane domain {67-91}
exoplasmic loop {92-100}
transmembrane domain {101-125}
cytoplasmic loop {126-144}
transmembrane domain {145-166}
exoplasmic loop {167-200}
MOTIF: N-glycosylation site {N175}
transmembrane domain {201-221}
cytoplasmic loop {222-244}
transmembrane domain {245-271}
exoplasmic loop {272-284}
transmembrane domain {285-308}
cytoplasmic domain {309-380}
Database Correlations
OMIM 600052
UniProt P35414
Pfam PF00001
Kegg hsa:187
References
UniProt :accession P35414