Gene Information
Gene NameAPLNR
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length380
Protein NamesApelin receptor (Angiotensin receptor-like 1) (G-protein coupled receptor APJ) (G-protein coupled receptor HG11)
Target Nameapelin receptor
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000134817 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP35414
Gene CardAPLNR
Uniprot IDP35414
PfamPF00001
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.000096568)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ APLNR ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ APLNR ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ APLNR ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Aplnr ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ APLNR ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Aplnr ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ APLNR ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCMKLR1, CXCR4
ParalogsAGTR2, AGTR1, GPR15, GPR25, RXFP4, BDKRB2, BDKRB1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in heart, brain, kidney, stomach, spleen, thymus, lung, ovary, small intestine and colon, adipose tissues and pancreas (PubMed:8294032, PubMed:25639753). Expressed in glial cells, astrocytes and neuronal subpopulations (PubMed:8294032). Expressed in embryonic (ESCs) and induced (iPSCs) pluripotent stem cells (PubMed:25639753). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25639753, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8294032}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2LOT  (NMR  2LOU  (NMR  2LOV  (NMR  2LOW  (NMR  5VBL  (X-ray  2.60A  6KNM  (X-ray  3.20A  7SUS  (X-ray  2.70A  7W0L  (EM  3.57A  7W0M  (EM  3.71A  7W0N  (EM  4.21A  7W0O  (EM  3.78A  7W0P  (EM  3.16A 
DBSNP rs7943508 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25639753}. Note=After exposure to apelin (APLN), internalized from the cell surface into an endosomal recycling compartment, from where it is recycled to the cell membrane (By similarity). After exposure to apelin receptor early endogenous ligand (APELA), internalized from the cell surface into an endosomal recycling compartment, from where it is recycled to the cell membrane (PubMed:25639753). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9JHG3, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25639753}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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