Gene Information
Gene NameGHSR
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length366
Protein NamesGrowth hormone secretagogue receptor type 1 (GHS-R) (GH-releasing peptide receptor) (GHRP) (Ghrelin receptor)
Target Namegrowth hormone secretagogue receptor 1
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000121853 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ92847
Gene CardGHSR
Uniprot IDQ92847
PfamPF00001
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.240595968)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GHSR ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GHSR ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GHSR ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GHSR ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ghsr ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GHSR ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ghsr ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GHSR ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNMUR2, NMUR1
ParalogsBRS3, NMBR, EDNRA, GRPR, EDNRB, GPR37, TRHR, GPR148, GPR37L1, MLNR, NTSR1, NTSR2, GPR39, NMUR2, NMUR1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityPituitary and hypothalamus.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6KO5  (X-ray  3.30A  7F9Y  (EM  2.90A  7F9Z  (EM  3.20A  7NA7  (EM  2.70A  7NA8  (EM  2.70A  7W2Z  (EM  2.80A 
DBSNP rs2232165  rs121917883  rs199588904 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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