GLP1R
LOCUS ID2740
GENE_SYMBOLGLP1R
GENE NAMEglucagon like peptid
SYNONYMNSGLP-1, GLP-1R, GLP-1-R
CHROMOSOME6
HOMOLOGENE ID1558
microRNAsNANA
GENE 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 interlized in response to GLP-1 and GLP-1 alogs, 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

OBSERVATIONS

Complication Evidence PMID
Neuropathy1. Investigations using mice deficient in GIPR and/or GLP-1R have clarified roles of the incretins in enhancement of glucose-dependent insulin secretion from beta cells as well as divergent biological activities with therapeutic implications for diabetes-related complications, such as cardiovascular diseases, retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy, and comorbidities, such as cognitive impairment, bone fracture and obesity.24095602
Cardiovascular1. A low-frequency missense variant (Ala316Thr; rs10305492) in the gene encoding glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP1R), the target of GLP1R agonists, was associated with lower fasting glucose and T2D risk, consistent with GLP1R agonist therapies. The minor allele was also associated with protection against heart disease, thus providing evidence that GLP1R agonists are not likely to be associated with an unacceptable increase in cardiovascular risk.27252175
Retinopathy1. Specifically, no GLP-1R expression was found in the eyes of people with long-standing proliferative DR (PDR). In conclusion, GLP-1R expression is low in normal human eyes and was not detected in eyes exhibiting advanced stages of PDR.29707863