The progestin and adipoQ receptor (PAQR) family is a group of receptors related to but distinct from 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, which have the similar seven transmembrane structure, but the N-terminal is located on the inner side of the cell. It includes at least 11 receptors (PAQR1–PAQR11), including the adiponectin (adipoQ) receptors (AdipoRs), the

membrane progesterone receptor Membrane progesterone receptors (mPRs) are a group of cell surface receptors and membrane steroid receptors belonging to the progestin and adipoQ receptor (PAQR) family which bind the endogenous progestogen and neurosteroid progesterone, as well as ...

s (mPRs), and others. In 2016, the University of Tokyo announced that it would launch an investigation into claims of fabrication of AdipoRs identification data, as accused by an anonymous person/group called

Ordinary_researchers In 2010s, a series of separate allegations of scientific misconducts were raised involving several scientific papers from various Japanese universities. Shigeaki Kato In February 1996, Shigeaki Kato, who had studied in the laboratory of Pierre Ch ...

.University of Tokyo to investigate data manipulation charges against six prominent research groups
ScienceInsider, Dennis Normile, Sep 20, 2016

List of PAQRs

AdipoRs

PAQR1 Adiponectin receptor 1 (AdipoR1) is a protein which in humans is encoded by the ''ADIPOR1'' gene. It is a member of the progestin and adipoQ receptor (PAQR) family, and is also known as PAQR1. Structure Similar to G protein-coupled receptors (GP ...

(AdipoR1) *

PAQR2 Adiponectin receptor 2 (AdipoR2) is a protein which in humans is encoded by the ''ADIPOR2'' gene. It is a member of the progestin and adipoQ receptor (PAQR) family, and is also known as PAQR2. Structure Similar to G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR ...

(AdipoR2)

mPRs

PAQR5 Membrane progesterone receptor gamma (mPRγ), or progestin and adipoQ receptor 5 (PAQR5), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''PAQR5'' gene. See also * Membrane progesterone receptor * Progestin and adipoQ receptor The progestin and a ...

(mPRγ) *

PAQR6 Membrane progesterone receptor delta (mPRδ), or progestin and adipoQ receptor 6 (PAQR6), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''PAQR6'' gene. See also * Membrane progesterone receptor * Progestin and adipoQ receptor The progestin and ...

(mPRδ) *

PAQR7 Membrane progesterone receptor alpha (mPRα), or progestin and adipoQ receptor 7 (PAQR7), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''PAQR7'' gene. See also * Membrane progesterone receptor * Progestin and adipoQ receptor The progestin and ...

(mPRα) *

PAQR8 Membrane progesterone receptor beta (mPRβ), or progestin and adipoQ receptor 8 (PAQR8), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''PAQR8'' gene. See also * Membrane progesterone receptor * Progestin and adipoQ receptor The progestin and ad ...

(mPRβ) *

PAQR9 Membrane progesterone receptor epsilon (mPRɛ), or progestin and adipoQ receptor 9 (PAQR9), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''PAQR9'' gene. See also * Membrane progesterone receptor * Progestin and adipoQ receptor The progestin an ...

(mPRϵ)

Others

* PAQR3 * PAQR4 *

PAQR10 Adiponectin receptor 1 (AdipoR1) is a protein which in humans is encoded by the ''ADIPOR1'' gene. It is a member of the progestin and adipoQ receptor (PAQR) family, and is also known as PAQR1. Structure Similar to G protein-coupled receptors (GP ...

* PAQR11

References

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