GPR15

GPR15
Identifiers
Aliases	GPR15 , BOB, G protein-coupled receptor 15
External IDs	OMIM: 601166 MGI: 1918473 HomoloGene: 3869 GeneCards: GPR15
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 3 (human)
End	98,534,681 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 16 (mouse)
End	58,539,433 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	rectum; ; appendix; ; bone marrow cells; ; gallbladder; ; lymph node; ; spleen; ; minor salivary gland; ; thymus; ; blood; ; vagina;
	Top expressed in
	spermatid; ; spermatocyte; ; cerebellar cortex; ; testicle; ; blood; ; vastus lateralis muscle; ; colon; ; temporal muscle; ; skin of abdomen; ; carotid body;
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	signal transducer activity ; virus receptor activity ; G protein-coupled receptor activity ; protein binding ; coreceptor activity ;
Cellular component	integral component of membrane ; integral component of plasma membrane ; membrane ; endosome ; plasma membrane ;
Biological process	T cell migration ; signal transduction ; G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway ; viral entry into host cell ;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	2838
	71223
	ENSG00000154165
	ENSMUSG00000047293
	P49685
	Q0VDU3
	NM_005290
	NM_001162955
	NP_005281
	NP_001156427
	Wikidata
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Last updated November 23, 2023

G protein-coupled receptor 15 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GPR15 gene.

GPR15 is a class A orphan G protein-coupled receptor (heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding protein, GPCR). The GPR15 gene is localized at chromosome 3q11.2-q13.1.^[5]^[6] It is found in epithelial cells,^[7] synovial macrophages,^[8] endothelial cells ^[9] and lymphocytes especially T cells. From the mRNA sequence a 40.8 kD molecular weight of GPR15 is proposed. In an epithelial tumour cell line (HT-29), however, a 36 kD band, composed of GPR15 and galactosyl ceramide, was detected. ^[7] Protein expression in lymphocytes is strongly associated with hypomethylation of its gene. ^[10]

Tissue distribution

High gene expression was described for colonic mucosa, small bowel mucosa, liver and spleen. Moderate gene expression was found in blood, lymph node, thymus, testis and prostate. ^[7]^[11] In peripheral blood, GPR15 is mainly found on T cells, especially on CD4+ T helper cells, and less prominent on B cells. ^[12] By immunohistochemistry GPR15 is found specifically in glandular cells of the stomach, α-cells of islet of Langerhans in pancreas, surface epithelium of small intestine and colon, hepatocytes in liver, tubular epithelium of the kidney and in diverse tumour tissues such as glioblastoma, melanoma, small cell lung carcinoma or colon carcinoma.

Function

The overall physiological role remains elusive. It seems to play a role in homing of single T cell types to the colon. In human, GPR15 controls together with α4β7-integrin the homing of effector T cells to the inflamed gut of ulcerative colitis. ^[13] With respect to the homing of GPR15-expressing immune cells to the colon there are divergent mechanisms between human and rodents like mouse. ^[14]

Ligands

There are at least two endogenous ligand found recently. One ligand encoded by the human gene GPR15LG was identified as a robust marker for psoriasis whose abundance decreased after therapeutic treatment with anti-interleukin-17 antibody. Transcripts of GPR15LG are abundant in cervix and colon. It is currently unknown whether GPR15LG causes disease symptoms or is the consequence of a disturbed epithelial barrier. It does not act as a chemotactic agent but rather decrease T cell migration suggesting a mechanism of heterologous receptor desensitization. ^[15] The second ligand is a fragment of thrombomodulin exerting anti-inflammatory function in mice. ^[9]

Clinical significance

Human GPR15 was originally cloned as a co-receptor for HIV or the simian immunodeficiency virus. ^[11] HIV-induced activation of GPR15 in enterocytes seems to cause HIV enteropathy accompanied with diarrhea and lipid malabsorption. ^[7] In inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis the proportion of GPR15-expressing cells among regulatory T cells is slightly increased in peripheral blood. ^[13] In mouse, GPR15-deficient mice were prone to develop severe large intestine inflammation, which was rescued by the transfer of GPR15-sufficient T regs. ^[16]

Lifestyle

Chronic tobacco smoking is a very strong inducer of GPR15-expressing T cells in peripheral blood. Although the proportion of GPR15-expressing cells among T-cells in peripheral blood is a high sensitive and specific biomarker for chronic tobacco smoking ^[12] it does not indicate a disturbed homeostasis in the lung. ^[17]

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