Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.3.0)
Enables bioactive lipid receptor activity. Involved in phospholipase C-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway; positive regulation of transport; and response to fatty acid. Acts upstream of or within glucose homeostasis and insulin secretion. Located in plasma membrane. Is expressed in gut and male reproductive gland or organ. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Orthologous to human FFAR1 (free fatty acid receptor 1).
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