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/Tuncertain significance
rs103054206:39,016,636C/Tmissense variant
rs17680226246:39,016,648C/Auncertain significance
rs58756526:39,019,672G/T
rs2016757486:39,024,224C/Tuncertain significance
rs22950066:39,024,225G/Abenign
rs2012311156:39,024,231G/Auncertain significance
rs103054376:39,024,238C/Gbenign
rs103054446:39,025,309G/Abenign
rs7537056396:39,025,313G/Auncertain significance
rs24808857086:39,025,319G/Auncertain significance
rs1441225306:39,033,500C/Tbenign
rs1464874126:39,033,530C/Tbenign
rs17684884226:39,033,567G/Tuncertain significance
rs37654676:39,033,595G/Cmissense variant
rs1997903976:39,034,011C/Guncertain significance
rs17685107746:39,034,040C/Tuncertain significance
rs617546246:39,034,071C/Tlikely 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/Guncertain significance
rs103054746:39,040,693C/Tbenign
rs103054756:39,040,701A/Gbenign
rs1456197546:39,041,524C/Tuncertain significance
rs17687369196:39,041,528A/Guncertain significance
rs7613832646:39,046,130A/Guncertain significance
rs7613866:39,046,871C/G
rs1472077256:39,046,921A/Guncertain significance
rs122120366:39,047,418C/Auncertain significance
rs93669946:39,048,060C/Tintron variant
rs1468681586:39,053,718C/Tuncertain significance
rs2010014246:39,053,737T/Auncertain significance
rs1899696666:39,053,803C/Tlikely benign

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.