Gene Information
Gene NameOPRM1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length400
Protein NamesMu-type opioid receptor (M-OR-1) (MOR-1) (Mu opiate receptor) (Mu opioid receptor) (MOP) (hMOP)
Target Nameopioid receptor mu
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000112038 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP35372
Gene CardOPRM1
Uniprot IDP35372
PfamPF00001
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.793417691)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ OPRM1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ OPRM1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ OPRM1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ OPRM1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Oprm1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ OPRM1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Oprm1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ OPRM1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsOPRK1, OPRL1, NPBWR2, SSTR4, SSTR1, SSTR5, OPRD1
ParalogsSSTR5, SSTR4, NPBWR1, OPRL1, GPR149, OPRK1, PTGDR2, SSTR3, CMKLR2, SSTR1, LTB4R, LTB4R2, KISS1R, UTS2R, NPBWR2, SSTR2, OPRD1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in brain. Isoform 16 and isoform 17 are detected in brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16580639}.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1799972  rs1799971  rs9282817  rs9282819  rs17174794  rs17174801  rs1799974  rs17174822  rs17174829 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10529478, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12589820, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16580639, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7891175, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7905839, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7957926, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9689128};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16580639}. Cell projection, axon {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P97266}. Perikaryon {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P97266}. Cell projection, dendrite {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P97266}. Endosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P97266}. Note=Is rapidly internalized after agonist binding. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P97266}.;
[Isoform 12]: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20525224}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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