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G-protein coupled receptor
Latrophilins are a group of highly conserved
G-protein coupled receptors from the
adhesion G protein-coupled receptor family. These receptors were originally identified based on their ability to bind to a component of
black widow spider
venom known as
alpha-latrotoxin.
[1] This conserved family of membrane proteins has up to three homologues in chordate species, including humans.
[2]
The precise functions of latrophilins remain unknown.
[2] Genetic defects in latrophilin genes have been associated with diseases such as
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and
cancer.
[3]
Human proteins containing this domain
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