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ADGRF4
adhesion G protein-coupled receptor F4
Chromosome 6 · 6p12.3
NCBI Gene: 221393Ensembl: ENSG00000153294.13HGNC: HGNC:19011UniProt: Q8IZF3
15PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Receptor
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingplasma membraneG protein-coupled receptor activityadenylate cyclase-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathwayPhlebitisThrombophlebitisseborrheic dermatitiserythematosquamous dermatosis
✦AI Summary

ADGRF4 (GPR115), an adhesion G protein-coupled receptor, is an orphan receptor belonging to the ADGRF subfamily 1. While its endogenous ligand remains unknown, ADGRF4 functions as a G protein-coupled receptor capable of adenylate cyclase-activating signaling 1. ADGRF4 demonstrates tissue-specific expression, particularly enriched in skin and tooth tissues. In tooth development, ADGRF4 plays a critical role in enamel mineralization by regulating carbonic anhydrase 6 (CAR6) expression in mature ameloblasts, with ADGRF4 knockout mice exhibiting hypomineralized enamel due to dysregulated ion transport and pH homeostasis 2. In skin, ADGRF4 localizes intracellularly along keratin filaments and is essential for epidermal differentiation and KRT1/10 expression; its deletion impairs keratinocyte stratification 3. Clinically, ADGRF4 overexpression correlates with poor prognosis across multiple cancers. High ADGRF4 expression is associated with shortened overall and recurrence-free survival in breast cancer patients and worse outcomes in uterine endometrial carcinoma 45. In lung cancer, ADGRF4 regulates cell invasiveness through PPP2C signaling 6. These findings identify ADGRF4 as a potential immunotherapeutic target and prognostic biomarker in cancer while highlighting its physiologic importance in tissue differentiation and mineralization.

Sources cited
1
ADGRF4 (formerly GPR115) is an adhesion GPCR; belongs to ADGRF subfamily with G protein-coupled receptor signaling capacity
PMID: 25713288
2
ADGRF4/Gpr115 is highly expressed in mature ameloblasts and essential for enamel mineralization via CAR6 regulation; knockout causes hypomineralized enamel and ion dysregulation
PMID: 32868297
3
ADGRF4/GPR115 localizes along keratin filaments and is required for epidermal differentiation and KRT1 expression; deletion impairs keratinocyte stratification
PMID: 36231117
4
High ADGRF4 expression in breast cancer correlates with poor overall and recurrence-free survival; identified as potential immunotherapeutic target
PMID: 38834774
5
ADGRF4 expression is elevated in uterine endometrial carcinoma and associated with shortened overall survival
PMID: 35413679
6
ADGRF4 regulates lung cancer cell invasiveness via PPP2C signaling pathway
PMID: 33288297
Disease Associationsⓘ20
PhlebitisOpen Targets
0.28Weak
ThrombophlebitisOpen Targets
0.26Weak
seborrheic dermatitisOpen Targets
0.26Weak
erythematosquamous dermatosisOpen Targets
0.25Weak
frozen shoulderOpen Targets
0.19Weak
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.17Weak
esophageal ulcerOpen Targets
0.10Weak
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisOpen Targets
0.10Weak
Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophyOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy of corneaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
keratoconus 5Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
Lisch epithelial corneal dystrophyOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
keratoconus 1Open Targets
0.06Suggestive
posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophyOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
corneal endothelial dystrophyOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Central cloudy dystrophy of FrancoisOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
central cloudy dystrophy of FrançoisOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Schnyder corneal dystrophyOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes

No related genes found for this gene.

Tissue Expression

No tissue expression data available for this gene.

Gene Interaction Network

No interaction data available for this gene.

PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q8IZF3
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.36LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF1.06 [0.83–1.36]
RankingsWhere ADGRF4 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #15,482of 20,598
    Most Researched15
  • #14,203of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.36
Genes detectedADGRF4
Sources retrieved7 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. XCIV. Adhesion G protein-coupled receptors.
PMID: 25713288
Pharmacol Rev · 2015
1.00
2
A correlation study of adhesion G protein-coupled receptors as potential therapeutic targets for breast cancer.
PMID: 38834774
Breast Cancer Res Treat · 2024
0.86
3
A correlation study of adhesion G protein-coupled receptors as potential therapeutic targets in Uterine Corpus Endometrial cancer.
PMID: 35413679
Int Immunopharmacol · 2022
0.71
4
The Adhesion G-Protein-Coupled Receptor GPR115/
PMID: 36231117
Cells · 2022
0.57
5
G protein-coupled receptor
PMID: 32868297
J Biol Chem · 2020
0.43