Biology:GPRC5A

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Retinoic acid-induced protein 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GPRC5A gene.[1][2] This gene and its encoded mRNA was first identified as a phorbol ester-induced gene, and named Phorbol Ester Induced Gen 1 (PEIG-1);[3] two years later it was rediscovered as a retinoic acid-inducible gene, and named Retinoic Acid-Inducible Gene 1 (RAIG1).[1] Its encoded protein was later named Retinoic acid-induced protein 3.

Function

This gene encodes a member of the type 3 G protein-coupled receptor family, characterized by the signature 7-transmembrane domain motif. The encoded protein may be involved in interaction between retinoic acid and G protein signalling pathways. Retinoic acid plays a critical role in development, cellular growth, and differentiation. This gene may play a role in embryonic development and epithelial cell differentiation.[2] Tryptamine and other indole related chemicals produced by gut microflora bind and activate the receptor.[4]

Post transcriptional regulation

GPRC5A is one of only a handful of genes known in the literature that are post-transcriptionally controlled by miRNAs through their 5'UTR.[5]

Clinical significance

GPRC5A is dysregulated in many human cancers and in other diseases.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Molecular cloning and characterization of a novel retinoic acid-inducible gene that encodes a putative G protein-coupled receptor". J. Biol. Chem. 273 (52): 35008–15. 1998. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.52.35008. PMID 9857033. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: GPRC5A G protein-coupled receptor, family C, group 5, member A". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=9052. 
  3. "Identification by differential display of a mRNA specifically induced by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) in T84 human colon carcinoma cells". Cell. Mol. Biol. (Noisy-le-grand) 42 (5): 797–804. 1996. PMID 8832110. 
  4. Goldstein, Daniel R. (2004). "Toll-like receptors and other links between innate and acquired alloimmunity". Current Opinion in Immunology 16 (5): 538–544. doi:10.1016/j.coi.2004.08.001. PMID 15341996. 
  5. "MiR-103a-3p targets the 5' UTR of GPRC5A in pancreatic cells". RNA 20 (9): 1431–9. 2014. doi:10.1261/rna.045757.114. PMID 24984703. 
  6. "The emerging roles of GPRC5A in diseases". Oncoscience 1 (12): 765–76. 2014. doi:10.18632/oncoscience.104. PMID 25621293. 

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This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.