G protein-coupled receptor 1, also known as GPR1, is a

protein Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues. Proteins perform a vast array of functions within organisms, including catalysing metabolic reactions, DNA replication, respo ...

that in humans is encoded by the ''GPR1''

gene In biology, the word gene (from , ; "...Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word gene to describe the Mendelian units of heredity..." meaning ''generation'' or ''birth'' or ''gender'') can have several different meanings. The Mendelian gene is a ba ...

. GPR1 is a member of the

G protein-coupled receptor G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), also known as seven-(pass)-transmembrane domain receptors, 7TM receptors, heptahelical receptors, serpentine receptors, and G protein-linked receptors (GPLR), form a large group of evolutionarily-related p ...

family of transmembrane receptors. It functions as a receptor for

chemerin Chemerin, also known as retinoic acid receptor responder protein 2 (RARRES2), tazarotene-induced gene 2 protein (TIG2), or RAR-responsive protein TIG2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''RARRES2'' gene. Function Retinoids exert b ...

. Other receptors for chemerin include

CMKLR1 Chemokine like receptor 1 also known as ChemR23 (Chemerin Receptor 23) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''CMKLR1'' gene. Chemokine receptor-like 1 is a G protein-coupled receptor for the chemoattractant adipokine chemerin and the ome ...

and

CCRL2 C-C chemokine receptor-like 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''CCRL2'' gene. Recently it was found that CCRL2 also acts as a receptor for the chemokine chemerin Chemerin, also known as retinoic acid receptor responder protein 2 ( ...

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