GPRC6A

G protein-coupled receptor family C group 6 member A (GPRC6A) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GPRC6A gene.^[5] This protein functions as a receptor of L-α-amino acids,^[6] cations (e.g., calcium),^[7] osteocalcin,^[8] and steroids.^[9] It is a membrane androgen receptor.

GPRC6A
Identifiers
Aliases	GPRC6A, GPCR, bA86F4.3, G protein-coupled receptor class C group 6 member A
External IDs	OMIM: 613572; MGI: 2429498; HomoloGene: 17529; GeneCards: GPRC6A; OMA:GPRC6A - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 6 (human)[1] Band 6q22.1 Start 116,792,085 bp[1] End 116,829,083 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 10 (mouse)[2] Band 10|10 B3 Start 51,490,919 bp[2] End 51,507,557 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in testicle gonad salivary gland minor salivary glands islet of Langerhans human kidney right adrenal gland right adrenal cortex muscle of thigh left adrenal gland Top expressed in embryo embryo left lung lobe right lung lobe islet of Langerhans More reference expression data BioGPS n/a
Gene ontology Molecular function G protein-coupled receptor activity signal transducer activity signaling receptor activity Cellular component integral component of membrane cell surface plasma membrane intracellular anatomical structure membrane integral component of plasma membrane Biological process response to amino acid calcium-mediated signaling signal transduction G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 222545 210198 Ensembl ENSG00000173612 ENSMUSG00000019905 UniProt Q5T6X5 Q8K4Z6 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_148963 NM_001286354 NM_001286355 NM_153071 RefSeq (protein) NP_001273283 NP_001273284 NP_683766 NP_694711 Location (UCSC) Chr 6: 116.79 – 116.83 Mb Chr 10: 51.49 – 51.51 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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Clinical significance

GPRC6A has also been linked to prostate cancer progression, and it has been shown to mediate rapid, non-genomic prostate cancer cell responses to testosterone.^[10]

See also

• ZIP9