GLP1R

glucagon like peptide 1 receptor

Summary

This gene encodes a 7-transmembrane protein that functions as a receptor for glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) hormone, which stimulates glucose-induced insulin secretion. This receptor, which functions at the cell surface, becomes internalized in response to GLP-1 and GLP-1 analogs, and it plays an important role in the signaling cascades leading to insulin secretion. It also displays neuroprotective effects in animal models. Polymorphisms in this gene are associated with diabetes. The protein is an important drug target for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and stroke. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2016]

Known Variants35 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs2007218446:39,016,630C/T—uncertain significance
rs103054206:39,016,636C/Tmissense variant—
rs17680226246:39,016,648C/A—uncertain significance
rs58756526:39,019,672G/T——
rs2016757486:39,024,224C/T—uncertain significance
rs22950066:39,024,225G/A—benign
rs2012311156:39,024,231G/A—uncertain significance
rs103054376:39,024,238C/G—benign
rs103054446:39,025,309G/A—benign
rs7537056396:39,025,313G/A—uncertain significance
rs24808857086:39,025,319G/A—uncertain significance
rs1441225306:39,033,500C/T—benign
rs1464874126:39,033,530C/T—benign
rs17684884226:39,033,567G/T—uncertain significance
rs37654676:39,033,595G/Cmissense variant—
rs1997903976:39,034,011C/G—uncertain significance
rs17685107746:39,034,040C/T—uncertain significance
rs617546246:39,034,071C/T—likely benign
rs69237616:39,034,072G/Cmissense variant—
rs93808266:39,037,662G/Cintron variant—
rs93945746:39,039,140A/G——
rs92962856:39,040,469A/Gintron variant—
rs7453603956:39,040,646A/G—uncertain significance
rs103054746:39,040,693C/T—benign
rs103054756:39,040,701A/G—benign
rs1456197546:39,041,524C/T—uncertain significance
rs17687369196:39,041,528A/G—uncertain significance
rs7613832646:39,046,130A/G—uncertain significance
rs7613866:39,046,871C/G——
rs1472077256:39,046,921A/G—uncertain significance
rs122120366:39,047,418C/A—uncertain significance
rs93669946:39,048,060C/Tintron variant—
rs1468681586:39,053,718C/T—uncertain significance
rs2010014246:39,053,737T/A—uncertain significance
rs1899696666:39,053,803C/T—likely benign

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.