Alternative titles; symbols
HGNC Approved Gene Symbol: GPR141
Cytogenetic location: 7p14.1 Genomic coordinates (GRCh38): 7:37,683,766-37,743,835 (from NCBI)
GPR141 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 GPR141. The deduced 299-amino acid protein assumes a classic 7-transmembrane (TM) topology. Instead of the DRY motif in the intracellular side of TM3, GPR141 has a TRY motif, and it has no classic NSxxNPxxY motif in TM7. GPR141 shares 67% amino acid identity with mouse Gpr141. EST database analysis indicated that GPR141 is expressed in bone marrow.
Fredriksson et al. (2003) determined that the mouse and human GPR141 genes contain a single coding exon.
By genomic sequence analysis, Fredriksson et al. (2003) mapped the GPR141 gene to chromosome 7p14.1. They mapped the mouse Gpr141 gene to chromosome 13.
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]