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GPR179

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

GPR179
Identifiers
Aliases	GPR179, CSNB1E, GPR158L, GPR158L1, G protein-coupled receptor 179
External IDs	OMIM: 614515; MGI: 2443409; HomoloGene: 34917; GeneCards: GPR179; OMA:GPR179 - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 17 (human)[1] Band 17q12 Start 38,324,571 bp[1] End 38,343,956 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 11 (mouse)[2] Band 11|11 D Start 97,222,935 bp[2] End 97,242,903 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in testicle prefrontal cortex superior frontal gyrus sural nerve primary visual cortex Brodmann area 9 skeletal muscle tissue hypothalamus right frontal lobe nucleus accumbens Top expressed in neural layer of retina vestibular sensory epithelium epithelium of lens hypothalamus left ventricle diencephalic nucleus aortic valve nucleus of hypothalamus adrenal gland islet of Langerhans More reference expression data BioGPS n/a
Gene ontology Molecular function G protein-coupled receptor activity signal transducer activity Cellular component integral component of membrane plasma membrane membrane Biological process G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway signal transduction visual perception response to stimulus Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 440435 217143 Ensembl ENSG00000276469 ENSG00000277399 ENSMUSG00000070337 UniProt Q6PRD1 E9PY61 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001004334 NM_001081220 NM_175453 RefSeq (protein) NP_001004334 NP_001074689 Location (UCSC) Chr 17: 38.32 – 38.34 Mb Chr 11: 97.22 – 97.24 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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Probable G-protein coupled receptor 179 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GPR179 gene.^[5]

Clinical relevance[edit]

Mutations in this gene have been associated to cases of congenital stationary Night Blindness.^[6]

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