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9.A.14.15.6
Probable G-protein coupled receptor 179, GPR179, of 2367 aas and 7 TMSs, possibly with one additional TMS at the N-terminus of the protein. The Cryo-EM structure of human class C orphan GPCR GPR179 is involved in visual processing (Yun et al. 2024).  GPR179, an orphan class C GPCR, is expressed at the dendritic tips of ON-bipolar cells in the retina. It plays a pivotal role in the initial synaptic transmission of visual signals from photoreceptors, and its deficiency is known to be the cause of complete congenital stationary night blindness. The transmembrane domain (TMD) of GPR179 forms a homodimer through the TM1/7 interface with a single inter-protomer disulfide bond, adopting a noncanonical dimerization mode. The TMD dimer exhibits architecture well-suited for the highly curved membrane of the dendritic tip and distinct from the flat membrane arrangement observed in other class C GPCR dimers. This structure reveals unique structural features of GPR179 TMD, setting it apart from other class C GPCRs. These findings provide a foundation for understanding signal transduction through GPR179 in visual processing and offers insights into the underlying causes of ocular diseases (Yun et al. 2024).

Accession Number:Q6PRD1
Protein Name:Probable G-protein coupled receptor 179
Length:2367
Molecular Weight:257363.00
Species:Homo sapiens (Human) [9606]
Number of TMSs:7
Location1 / Topology2 / Orientation3: Cell membrane1 / Multi-pass membrane protein2
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FASTA formatted sequence
1:	MGTRGAVMPP PMWGLLGCCF VCAWALGGPR PIRSLPPLSS QVKPGSVPMQ VPLEGAEAAL 
61:	AYLYSGDAQQ LSQVNCSERY EARGAGAMPG LPPSLQGAAG TLAQAANFLN MLLQANDIRE 
121:	SSVEEDVEWY QALVRSVAEG DPRVYRALLT FNPPPGASHL QLALQATRTG EETILQDLSG 
181:	NWVQEENPPG DLDTPALKKR VLTNDLGSLG SPKWPQADGY VGDTQQVRLS PPFLECQEGR 
241:	LRPGWLITLS ATFYGLKPDL SPEVRGQVQM DVDLQSVDIN QCASGPGWYS NTHLCDLNST 
301:	QCVPLESQGF VLGRYLCRCR PGFYGASPSG GLEESDFQTT GQFGFPEGRS GRLLQCLPCP 
361:	EGCTSCMDAT PCLVEEAAVL RAAVLACQAC CMLAIFLSML VSYRCRRNKR IWASGVVLLE 
421:	TVLFGFLLLY FPVFILYFKP SVFRCIALRW VRLLGFAIVY GTIILKLYRV LQLFLSRTAQ 
481:	RSALLSSGRL LRRLGLLLLP VLGFLAVWTV GALERGIQHA PLVIRGHTPS GRHFYLCHHD 
541:	RWDYIMVVAE LLLLCWGSFL CYATRAVLSA FHEPRYMGIA LHNELLLSAA FHTARFVLVP 
601:	SLHPDWTLLL FFFHTHSTVT TTLALIFIPK FWKLGAPPRE EMVDEVCEDE LDLQHSGSYL 
661:	GSSIASAWSE HSLDPGDIRD ELKKLYAQLE VHKTKEMAAN NPHLPKKRGS SCQGLGRSFM 
721:	RYLAEFPEAL ARQHSRDSGS PGHGSLPGSS RRRLLSSSLQ EPEGTPALHK SRSTYDQRRE 
781:	QDPPLLDSLL RRKLAKKASR TESRESVEGP PALGFRSASA HNLTVGERLP RARPASLQKS 
841:	LSVASSREKA LLMASQAYLE ETYRQAKERE ERKKAKAAMA SLVRRPSARR LERPRGAPLS 
901:	APPSPAKSSS VDSSHTSGRL HEEARRRLPH PPIRHQVSTP ILALSGGLGE PRMLSPTSTL 
961:	APALLPALAP TPAPALAPVP VSPQSPNLLT YICPWENAEL PAKQENVPQE GPSGPERGHH 
1021:	SPAPARARLW RALSVAVEKS RAGENEMDAE DAHHQREAND VDEDRPKIFP KSHSLKAPVQ 
1081:	QGSMRSLGLA IKALTRSRST YREKESVEES PEGQNSGTAG ESMGAPSRSP RLGRPKAVSK 
1141:	QAALIPSDDK ESLQNQQNAH TSRMLQVCQR EGSREQEDRG RRMTQGLGER KAERAGKTGL 
1201:	AMLRQVSRDK NIKQSKETPV GWQELPKAGL QSLGSADHRV AEVCPWEVTE SETRQPDSGN 
1261:	KAEICPWETS EGAPESRALR QDPGDSQKKR GEARGKSEPI DVVPMMRKKP ERLVREQEAV 
1321:	CPWESADRGG LSPGSAPQDP GRIRDKSEAG DSVEARKVEK PGWEAAGPEA HTPDITKAEP 
1381:	CPWEASEGGE DGKPAQEAVK DLPQEKQKTR KATFWKEQKP GGDLESLCPW ESTDFRGPSA 
1441:	VSIQAPGSSE CSGSLGSGIA EVCLWEAGDA PAIQKAEICP WELDDNVMGQ EMLSLGTGRE 
1501:	SLQEKEKASR KGSFGEMGEQ TVKAVQKLSQ QQESVCPRES TVPGHSSPCL DNSSSKAGSQ 
1561:	FLCNGGSRAT QVCPQEDLRP EAQEATPAKT EICPWEVNER TREEWTSAQV PRGGESQKDK 
1621:	EKMPGKSEIE DVTAWEKPEG QIQKQEAVGP WESVDPGSFS PQPRPQDTER PQTLLQMSGS 
1681:	VGSKAADICP LDVEENLTAG KAEICPWEVG AGAGEERALG AEAIRKSPND TGKVSADLGP 
1741:	RERAVTAPEK PQKPTPEWEV ACPWGSVGPG ACSQHPGTLD ADGPKAGFQE LDHMGCRPGE 
1801:	VCPWEAQEAA TSEKAKICPW EVSEGTTGKG LDQKAGSESA EQREKALEKG RLTSLGEDVS 
1861:	KGMAKLCQQQ ETICIWENKD LRESPAQAPK ISDLPSSMSS EVAEGHSLEA TEKGDLRQDP 
1921:	KTGSFPEHIT QEKAPAADTE EFTTEDGEKT SHELQSVCPW ETTAPADSVS HLDRQRPDQP 
1981:	KASSQRLVST GGRAADVCPW DVPDAGVYKS DSSAKAETCP WEVTERIPVK GVSRQDGKGD 
2041:	SQEEKGRAPE KSEPKGVPVQ KKPEMADFRQ QEAVCPWESQ DGKGLSPQPA PDASDRSRGS 
2101:	SEAAGSVETR VAEVCLWEVV EAPSAKKAEI CPWEAGGGAA EEGEQERESQ GQGEMFLQKA 
2161:	GPGGTEEHFS KAAAKPREQE AVCPGEGTGS GGLLPQSGAL DPELKVSPKE AGSMGSRMAE 
2221:	LCQWEITDPE GNKIKGTMAD ICPGEETGVP SEESGLLALT ATRREFFPTA PEKPLCLLVH 
2281:	GPLDHFFPES KIPCPKVSRP ASTFTLEGVR ELQGPSGLEP RTSLAPEPSL QEAESQSSSL 
2341:	TEDSGQVAFE AQYEEFTPPT VYPWDWE