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GPR79 
Family: Class A Orphans
Gene and Protein Information  |
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class A G protein-coupled receptor: probable pseudogene |
| Species |
TM |
AA |
Chromosomal Location |
Gene Symbol |
Gene Name |
Reference |
| Human |
7 |
- |
3q25.32 |
GPR79
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G protein-coupled receptor 79, pseudogene
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Previous and Unofficial Names  |
| G protein-coupled receptor 79 pseudogene |
| GPR79 |
| GPR79P |
| Tissue Distribution Comments |
| No transcipts of GPR79 were detected by Northern blot analysis in the human frontal cortex, basal forebrain, pituitary, caudate nucleus, nucleus accumbens and hippocampus [1]. GPR79 mRNA transcripts were not detected by Northern blot analysis in rat brain, fetus, liver, spleen and adrenal gland tissue [1].
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General Comments
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GPR79 has been identified to be a pseudogene [1].
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REFERENCES
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1. Lee, D. K., Nguyen, T., Lynch, K. R., Cheng, R., Vanti, W. B., Arkhitko, O., Lewis, T., Evans, J. F., George, S. R. and O'Dowd, B. F. (2001) Discovery and mapping of ten novel G protein-coupled receptor genes.
Gene, 275: 83-91.
[PMID:11574155]
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Wen Chiy Liew.
Class A Orphans: GPR79. Last modified on 31/08/2012. Accessed on 24/05/2013. IUPHAR database (IUPHAR-DB), http://iuphar-db.org/DATABASE/ObjectDisplayForward?objectId=117.
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