Description
Glucagon-likepeptide1receptor(GLP1R)isareceptorforglucagonandglucagon-likepeptide-1(GLP1).Itisinvolvedininsulinsynthesisandrelease,bloodglucosehomeostasis,appetitecontrol,memoryandlearning,aswellascontrolofbreathingandheartrate.StimulationofGLP1Rbyendogenoushormoneinducesmultiplecomplementarymechanisms,whichtogetherresultinaloweringofcirculatingbloodglucoselevels.DesensitizationofGLP1Ronpancreaticbeta-cellsisoneofthecausesofnoninsulin-dependentdiabetesmellitus(NIDDM).Inimmunohistochemistry,GLP1Rhashighestmembranouspositivityonpancreaticbetacells,itisexpressedonneuronsinthebrainandnervoussystem,anditisalsofoundinthestomach,salivarygland,heartmuscle,gallbladder,salivarygland,duodenumandatlowlevelsinafewothertissues.TheUniProtConsortium.NucleicAcidsRes.47:D506-515(2019);NucleicAcidsRes.2016Jan4;44(D1):D733-45,PMID:26553804