Gpr176 is a Gz-linked orphan G-protein-coupled receptor that sets the pace of circadian behaviour

oleh: Masao Doi, Iori Murai, Sumihiro Kunisue, Genzui Setsu, Naohiro Uchio, Rina Tanaka, Sakurako Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Shimatani, Hida Hayashi, Hsu-Wen Chao, Yuuki Nakagawa, Yukari Takahashi, Yunhong Hotta, Jun-ichirou Yasunaga, Masao Matsuoka, Michael H. Hastings, Hiroshi Kiyonari, Hitoshi Okamura

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-02-01

Deskripsi

The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) is the central regulator of circadian rhythms. Here the authors identify mouse Gpr176 as a pace modulator of this circadian clock and characterize its mode of action as coupling to Gz rather than Gi subunits.