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Ghrhr Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Ghrhr
  • Name
    growth hormone releasing hormone receptor
  • Synonyms
    Ghrfr
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:95710
    NCBI Gene: 14602
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr6:55353280-55365515 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 6, 27.38 cM
  • Mapping Data
    13 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    87 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • PCR
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_95710
protein coding gene Chr6:55353204-55365515 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0030773
protein coding gene Chr6:54777734-54794336 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0030742
protein coding gene Chr6:52237147-52249168 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0030669
protein coding gene Chr6:54013186-54025219 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0030754
protein coding gene Chr6:52609877-52621907 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0030467
protein coding gene Chr6:54036608-54050240 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0031209
protein coding gene Chr6:56005059-56018778 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0028415
protein coding gene Chr6:49846743-49859242 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0029870
protein coding gene Chr6:53890161-53907178 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0030441
protein coding gene Chr6:58300295-58315838 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0030591
protein coding gene Chr6:52135998-52148049 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0030543
protein coding gene Chr6:51735932-51748277 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0030676
protein coding gene Chr6:54712060-54725804 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0030577
protein coding gene Chr6:60802848-60816429 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0031239
protein coding gene Chr6:53983015-53996093 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0029583
protein coding gene Chr6:51802249-51815285 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0029417
protein coding gene Chr6:53366458-53381651 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0029947
protein coding gene Chr6:54012793-54024940 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    GHRHR, growth hormone releasing hormone receptor
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    5
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    GHRHR, growth hormone releasing hormone receptor
  • Synonyms
    GHRFR, GRFR, IGHD1B, IGHD4
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2692
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q02643
    UniProt: Q02643

  • Chr Location
    7p14.3; chr7:30938669-30993254 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human GHRHR associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    52 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    19 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    2 images
    77 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Homozygotes for a spontaneous null mutation exhibit reduced growth from 2 weeks of age, impaired growth hormone synthesis and release, obesity, decreased bone mass, reduced fertility in males, impaired first lactations, and extended life span.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
non-membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000004654 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 12236 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000063578 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1550 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000068120 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 423 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      2 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000007972 growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR001879 GPCR, family 2, extracellular hormone receptor domain
      IPR036445 GPCR family 2, extracellular hormone receptor domain superfamily
      IPR003288 GPCR, family 2, growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor
      IPR017981 GPCR, family 2-like, 7TM
      IPR000832 GPCR, family 2, secretin-like
      IPR017983 GPCR, family 2, secretin-like, conserved site
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 18
      Genomic 3
      cDNA 10
      Primer pair 3
      Other 2

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-10072, MGD-MRK-10074, MGD-MRK-11813
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 128
      Developmental Gene Expression 11
      Gene Ontology 30
      Phenotypes 77
    • Earliest
      J:5647 Eicher EM, et al., Inherited ateliotic dwarfism in mice. Characteristics of the mutation, little, on chromosome 6. J Hered. 1976 Mar-Apr;67(2):87-91
    • Latest
      J:342821 Gonigam RL, et al., Characterization of Somatotrope Cell Expansion in Response to GHRH in the Neonatal Mouse Pituitary. Endocrinology. 2023 Aug 28;164(10)

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    last database update
    03/12/2024
    MGI 6.23
    The Jackson Laboratory