Alternative titles; symbols
HGNC Approved Gene Symbol: RXFP4
Cytogenetic location: 1q22 Genomic coordinates (GRCh38): 1:155,941,638-155,943,087 (from NCBI)
GPR100 is a member of the rhodopsin family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPRs) (Fredriksson et al., 2003).
By searching databases for sequences similar to rhodopsin-like GPRs, Fredriksson et al. (2003) identified GPR100. The deduced 374-amino acid protein assumes a classic 7-transmembrane (TM) topology and contains an NSxxNPxxY motif in TM7. In place of the DRY motif in the intracellular side of TM3, GPR100 contains an ARY motif. GPR100 shares 78% amino acid identity with mouse Gpr100. The TM domains of mouse and human GPR100 are nearly 100% conserved, with most differences in the N and C termini. EST database analysis indicated that GPR100 is expressed in bone marrow.
Fredriksson et al. (2003) determined that the mouse and human GPR120 genes contain a single coding exon.
By genomic sequence analysis, Fredriksson et al. (2003) mapped the GPR100 gene to chromosome 1q22. They mapped the mouse Gpr100 gene to chromosome 3.
Fredriksson, R., Hoglund, P. J., Gloriam, D. E. I., Lagerstrom, M. C., Schioth, H. B. Seven evolutionarily conserved human rhodopsin G protein-coupled receptors lacking close relatives. FEBS Lett. 554: 381-388, 2003. [PubMed: 14623098] [Full Text: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(03)01196-7]