Gene Information
Gene NameLGR4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length951
Protein NamesLeucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein coupled receptor 4 (G-protein coupled receptor 48)
Target Nameg-protein coupled receptor 48
Target TypePreclinical target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000205213 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9BXB1
Gene CardLGR4
Uniprot IDQ9BXB1
PfamPF00001; PF13855; PF01462
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.980957526)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ LGR4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ LGR4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ LGR4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Lgr4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ LGR4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Lgr4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ LGR4 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsLGR5, LGR6
ParalogsLRG1, CPN2, LRRTM2, LRRC52, LRIT3, LRRC24, ELFN2, LRIG3, LGR6, LGR5, CHAD, CHADL, LRIT1, TRIL, ELFN1, LGI2, LGI1, LRIG2, LRRC26, LRIG1, LGI3, LGI4
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in multiple steroidogenic tissues: placenta, ovary, testis and adrenal. Expressed also in spinal cord, thyroid, stomach, trachea, heart, pancreas, kidney, prostate and spleen.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);0.050650(Mouse);0.002101(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4KT1  (X-ray  2.50A  4QXE  (X-ray  2.20A  4QXF  (X-ray  2.25A 
DBSNP rs2448010  rs2472617  rs12284579  rs7125959  rs34717439  rs34804482 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21693646, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22815884};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21693646, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22815884}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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