Gene Information
Gene NameGPR18
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length331
Protein NamesN-arachidonyl glycine receptor (NAGly receptor) (G-protein coupled receptor 18)
Target Namen-arachidonyl glycine receptor
Target TypeLiterature-reported target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000125245 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ14330
Gene CardGPR18
Uniprot IDQ14330
PfamPF00001
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.729619931)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GPR18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GPR18 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GPR18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GPR18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gpr18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GPR18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gpr18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GPR18 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsGPR20, LPAR4, LPAR6, P2RY10, GPR35, GPR55, F2RL2, P2RY8, F2RL1, F2R, F2RL3, CYSLTR2, CYSLTR1, GPR17, GPR65, GPR4
Tissuelymph.node, appendix, tonsil, spleen, testis
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in midpiece of spermatozoon (at protein level) (PubMed:27572937). Most abundant in testis and spleen (PubMed:16844083). Highly expressed in CD4 and CD8-positive T-cells as well as CD19-positive B-cells (PubMed:16844083). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16844083, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27572937}.
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:24762058, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27018161};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Cytoplasmic vesicle membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24762058}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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