Gene Information
Gene NameGCGR
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length477
Protein NamesGlucagon receptor (GL-R)
Target Nameglucagon receptor
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age1064 ( ENSG00000215644 )
3 ( ENSG00000288269 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP47871
Gene CardGCGR
Uniprot IDP47871
PfamPF00002; PF02793
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.000462852)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GCGR ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GCGR ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GCGR ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gcgr ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GCGR ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gcgr ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsADGRE3, ADGRL2, VIPR1, ADGRL4, ADGRE2, ADGRG4, ADGRD1, ADGRL3, GHRHR, PTH2R, ADGRE1, ADGRD2, ADGRL1, ADGRB3, EVA1C, ADGRG1, SCTR, ADGRF5, ADGRA3, GLP2R, PTH1R, CALCR, ADGRF3, GIPR, ADGRA1, ADGRF1, ADCYAP1R1, ADGRG5, ADGRE5, CRHR2, ADGRB2, ADGRG6, ADGRB1, ADGRG2, ADGRA2, ADGRF4, VIPR2, ADGRG7, CALCRL, ADGRG3, CRHR1, GLP1R
Tissueliver, kidney
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.002657(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2A83  (X-ray  1.40A  3CZF  (X-ray  1.20A  4ERS  (X-ray  2.64A  4L6R  (X-ray  3.30A  4LF3  (X-ray  2.74A  5EE7  (X-ray  2.50A  5XEZ  (X-ray  3.00A  6LMK  (EM  3.70A  6LML  (EM  3.90A  6WHC  (EM  3.40A  6WPW  (EM  3.10A  7V35  (EM  3.40A 
DBSNP rs1801483  rs5385  rs5387 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19657311, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23863937, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27111510, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28514451, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30294546, ECO:0000269|PubMed:32677665, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7507321, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9287038};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19657311, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23863937, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27111510, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28514451, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7507321, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9287038}. Note=Is rapidly internalized after ligand-binding. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9287038}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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