Tissue Specificity | Pituitary and hypothalamus. |
Post Translational Modifications | |
Function | Receptor for ghrelin, coupled to G-alpha-11 proteins. Stimulates growth hormone secretion. Binds also other growth hormone releasing peptides (GHRP) (e.g. Met-enkephalin and GHRP-6) as well as non-peptide, low molecular weight secretagogues (e.g. L-692,429, MK-0677, adenosine). |
Protein Name | Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor Type 1Ghs-RGh-Releasing Peptide ReceptorGhrpGhrelin Receptor |
Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-375276Reactome: R-HSA-416476 |
Cellular Localisation | Cell MembraneMulti-Pass Membrane Protein |
Alternative ELISA Names | Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor Type 1 ELISA kitGhs-R ELISA kitGh-Releasing Peptide Receptor ELISA kitGhrp ELISA kitGhrelin Receptor ELISA kitGHSR ELISA kit |
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Information sourced from Uniprot.org