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GPR148
G protein-coupled receptor 148
Chromosome 2 · 2q21.1
NCBI Gene: 344561Ensembl: ENSG00000173302.5HGNC: HGNC:23623UniProt: Q8TDV2
10PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Receptor
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
plasma membraneprotein bindingmembraneodorant bindingneurodegenerative diseaseinfectionliver diseasecarcinoma of liver and intrahepatic biliary tract
✦AI Summary

GPR148 is an orphan G protein-coupled receptor located on chromosome 2.1 that belongs to the Rhodopsin family of Class A GPCRs. Phylogenetic analysis suggests GPR148 may bind prostanoids based on sequence-structure relationships with other characterized receptors 1. The receptor lacks close evolutionary relatives among known GPCRs and appears to be evolving rapidly compared to other orphan receptors in its family 2. GPR148 is expressed primarily in the brain and testes 3. Clinically, GPR148 has been implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders through its location within a recurrent 2q21.1 microdeletion (~450 kb) associated with developmental delay, intellectual disability, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), epilepsy, and aggressive behavior 3, 4. The deletion occurs through non-allelic homologous recombination between flanking low-copy repeats and affects a five-gene cluster including GPR148 3. Additionally, GPR148 was identified as differentially expressed in type 2 diabetes patients with tuberculosis susceptibility, suggesting potential involvement in immunometabolic pathways 5. Despite functional predictions, GPR148 remains an orphan receptor requiring further characterization to elucidate its endogenous ligands and cellular mechanisms.

Sources cited
1
Phylogenetic analysis predicted GPR148 binds prostanoids based on sequence-structure relationships
PMID: 24503482
2
GPR148 lacks close relatives among known GPCRs and is evolving rapidly; expressed primarily in CNS
PMID: 15777626
3
GPR148 is located in 2q21.1 recurrent deletion associated with developmental delay, intellectual disability, ADHD, epilepsy, and aggressive behavior; expressed in brain and testes
PMID: 22543972
4
2q21.1 microdeletion including GPR148 identified in patient with psychomotor delay, hyperactivity, and aggressive behavior
PMID: 24591035
5
GPR148 was differentially expressed in type 2 diabetes patients with tuberculosis susceptibility in network analysis
PMID: 36476775
Disease Associationsⓘ20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.25Weak
infectionOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
liver diseaseOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
carcinoma of liver and intrahepatic biliary tractOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
autoimmune diseaseOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
hypothyroidismOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
atherosclerosisOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
non-alcoholic steatohepatitisOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
atrial fibrillationOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
bacterial diseaseOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Bordetella InfectionsOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
spindle cell hemangiomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
obesityOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
AutoimmunityOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
LOC124905359Shared pathway100%OR4M2BShared pathway100%LOC112268384Shared pathway100%OR4N4CShared pathway100%OR9G9Shared pathway100%OR2A2Shared pathway100%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Lung
0%
Ovary
0%
Heart
0%
Liver
0%
Brain
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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GPR148LOC124905359OR4M2BLOC112268384OR4N4COR9G9OR2A2
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q8TDV2
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.86LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.33Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.00 [0.00–1.86]
RankingsWhere GPR148 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #17,069of 20,598
    Most Researched10
  • #16,914of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.86
Genes detectedGPR148
Sources retrieved5 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
5
1
Sequence-structure based phylogeny of GPCR Class A Rhodopsin receptors.
PMID: 24503482
Mol Phylogenet Evol · 2014
1.00
2
Nine new human Rhodopsin family G-protein coupled receptors: identification, sequence characterisation and evolutionary relationship.
PMID: 15777626
Biochim Biophys Acta · 2005
0.80
3
Recurrent microdeletion 2q21.1: report on a new patient with neurological disorders.
PMID: 24591035
Am J Med Genet A · 2014
0.60
4
Identification of perturbed pathways rendering susceptibility to tuberculosis in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients using BioNSi simulation of integrated networks of implicated human genes.
PMID: 36476775
J Biosci · 2022
0.40
5
Small rare recurrent deletions and reciprocal duplications in 2q21.1, including brain-specific ARHGEF4 and GPR148.
PMID: 22543972
Hum Mol Genet · 2012
0.20