GPR116

Probable G-protein coupled receptor 116 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GPR116 gene.[1][2][3] GPR116 has now been shown to play an essential role in the regulation of lung surfactant homeostasis.[4][5]

References

  1. Stacey, edited by S Yona, M Stacey (2010). Adhesion-GPCRs : structure to function. New York: Springer Science+Business Media. ISBN 978-1-4419-7912-4.
  2. Fredriksson R, Lagerström MC, Höglund PJ, Schiöth HB (Nov 2002). "Novel human G protein-coupled receptors with long N-terminals containing GPS domains and Ser/Thr-rich regions". FEBS Letters 531 (3): 407–14. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(02)03574-3. PMID 12435584.
  3. "Entrez Gene: GPR116 G protein-coupled receptor 116".
  4. Yang MY, Hilton MB, Seaman S, Haines DC, Nagashima K, Burks CM, Tessarollo L, Ivanova PT, Brown HA, Umstead TM, Floros J, Chroneos ZC, St Croix B (May 2013). "Essential regulation of lung surfactant homeostasis by the orphan G protein-coupled receptor GPR116". Cell Reports 3 (5): 1457–64. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2013.04.019. PMID 23684610.
  5. Fukuzawa T, Ishida J, Kato A, Ichinose T, Ariestanti DM, Takahashi T, Ito K, Abe J, Suzuki T, Wakana S, Fukamizu A, Nakamura N, Hirose S (2013). "Lung surfactant levels are regulated by Ig-Hepta/GPR116 by monitoring surfactant protein D". PLOS ONE 8 (7): e69451. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069451. PMID 23922714.

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