Human GPR115 Antibody

GPR115 is a member of the LN-7TM family of adhesion-type 7-transmembrane (TM) G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR) that show a long extracellular N-terminus (1, 2). The 695 amino acid (aa) human GPR115 sequence predicts a 21 aa signal sequence, a 385 aa N‑terminal extracellular domain (ECD), seven TM regions separated by 6‑24 aa intracellular and extracellular regions, and a 40 aa cytoplasmic tail. Like other LN-7TM members, the ECD contains a highly glycosylated mucin‑like stalk that is predicted to function in adhesion. This is followed by a cysteine-rich GPCR proteolytic cleavage site (GPS) (1). GPS domains, which have been described in other 7TM proteins including ETL, GPR126, HE6, and Latrophilin-1, are cleavage sites for processing proteins into two subunits (3‑7). Within the N‑terminal region that ends with the predicted cleavage site (aa 22‑347), human GPR115 shares 58% aa sequence identity with the corresponding region of mouse and rat GPR115. GPR115 was identified from expressed sequence tags (ESTs) found in pregnant uterus, breast, and the genitourinary tract (1).