Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables glucagon receptor activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to glucagon stimulus; glucose homeostasis; and regulation of glycogen metabolic process. Acts upstream of or within cellular response to starvation and positive regulation of gene expression. Is active in plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; foot mesenchyme; gut; liver; and male reproductive gland or organ. Used to study Mahvash Disease. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Mahvash Disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Orthologous to human GCGR (glucagon receptor).