Gene Information
Gene NameGPR61
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length451
Protein NamesG-protein coupled receptor 61 (Biogenic amine receptor-like G-protein coupled receptor)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000156097 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9BZJ8
Gene CardGPR61
Uniprot IDQ9BZJ8
PfamPF00001
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.024541293)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GPR61 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GPR61 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GPR61 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gpr61 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GPR61 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gpr61 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GPR61 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsGPR62, GPR135, GPR176
Tissuepineal.gland
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in brain;
detected in frontal and temporal lobes, occipital pole, amygdala and hippocampus (PubMed:11690637, PubMed:29226084). Also expressed in testis (PubMed:11690637, PubMed:29226084) and T cells, B cells, and monocyte (PubMed:29226084). Low expression in many other tissues (PubMed:11690637, PubMed:29226084). Widely expressed in the hippocampus (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11690637, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29226084}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28827538, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29226084};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Endosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28827538};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Note=Colocalizes with ARRB2/beta-arrestin-2 in the endosome (PubMed:28827538). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28827538}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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