title: Cloning and expression of a human glucagon receptor.
abstract: A human glucagon receptor has been cloned from human liver tissue. The 1578-bp cDNA clone encodes a protein of 477 amino acids with 82% identity to the rat glucagon receptor. The predicted secondary structure and homology to known proteins places this receptor within the superfamily of seven transmembrane domain G protein coupled receptors. Transfection of the human glucagon receptor into COS-7 cells confers upon them high affinity binding for [125I] glucagon. In membranes prepared from COS-7 cells transfected with the human glucagon receptor, the binding of [125I] glucagon is inhibited with the rank order of potency glucagon > oxyntomodulin > glucagon-like peptide 1 (7-36) amide >> glucagon-like peptide 2 = gastric inhibitory peptide = secretin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Biochemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ 07065.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: MacNeil
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Occi
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Hey
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Strader
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Graziano
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002460:Cell Line; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D003001:Cloning, Molecular / Q000379:methods; D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression; D005934:Glucagon / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011061:Poly A / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012313:RNA / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D051381:Rats; D018027:Receptors, Glucagon / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018027:Receptors, Glucagon; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D011061:Poly A; D012313:RNA; D005934:Glucagon