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# LGR5

ENSG00000139292

Target class

Unclassified protein

Chromosome

12

## Druggability

**Chemical probe available**

No

## Names

**Target name**

LGR5

**Gene name**

Leucine rich repeat containing G protein-coupled receptor 5

**Gene symbol**

LGR5

**Protein name**

Leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein coupled receptor 5 (G-protein coupled receptor 49) (G-protein coupled receptor 67) (G-protein coupled receptor HG38)

### Other names (2)

- HG38
- FEX

### Previous gene symbols (2)

- GPR67
- GPR49

## Classification

**Gene biotype**

Protein coding

**Gene family**

G protein-coupled receptors, Class A orphans

**Target class**

Unclassified protein

**Target type**

Human gene

## Expression and localisation

**Tissues expressed in**

23

**Protein localisation evidence grade**

Approved

**Highest tissue expression**

15.33

**Tissue specificity (Gini)**

0.655

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.899

## Pathways and interactions

**KEGG gene identifiers**

- hsa:8549

**Reactome pathways**

- R-HSA-4641263

**Protein interaction confidence**

0.834542

**Protein interaction partners**

24

## Genomic location

**End position**

71586310

**Start position**

71439797

**Chromosome**

12

**Strand**

Forward

## Identifiers

**Ensembl gene ID**

ENSG00000139292

**HGNC ID**

HGNC:4504

Source: [www.genenames.org](https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc%5Fid/HGNC:4504)

**NCBI Gene ID**

8549

**UniProt ID**

O75473

## Cellular location

- Cell membrane
- Multi-pass membrane protein. Golgi apparatus, trans-Golgi network membrane
- Multi-pass membrane protein. Note=Rapidly and constitutively internalized to the trans-Golgi network at steady state. Internalization to the trans-Golgi network may be the result of phosphorylation at Ser-861 and Ser-864
- however, the phosphorylation event has not been proven (PubMed:23439653). .
- Basal body
- Centrosome
- Nucleoplasm
- Primary cilium transition zone
- Vesicles

### Publication evidence

- PubMed 23439653  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23439653/)

## Tissue expression

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.899396

**Expression inequality (Gini)**

0.654776

### Highest expression

Expression in transcripts per million

**Muscle - Skeletal**

15.33

**Brain - Spinal cord (cervical c-1)**

14.81

**Nerve - Tibial**

7.22

**Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum**

5.88

**Skin - Sun Exposed (Lower leg)**

4.33

### All tissues (54)

Expression in transcripts per million

- Muscle - Skeletal15.33
- Brain - Spinal cord (cervical c-1)14.81
- Nerve - Tibial7.22
- Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum5.88
- Skin - Sun Exposed (Lower leg)4.33
- Artery - Aorta3.96
- Fallopian Tube3.73
- Brain - Substantia nigra3.66
- Brain - Hippocampus2.72
- Minor Salivary Gland2.54
- Skin - Not Sun Exposed (Suprapubic)2.42
- Artery - Tibial2.38
- Brain - Hypothalamus2.22
- Adipose - Subcutaneous1.89
- Adrenal Gland1.78
- Colon - Transverse1.77
- Ovary1.48
- Brain - Amygdala1.47
- Breast - Mammary Tissue1.3
- Brain - Caudate (basal ganglia)1.3
- Lung1.18
- Brain - Putamen (basal ganglia)1.09
- Brain - Cortex1.01
- Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)0.95
- Artery - Coronary0.91

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

## Biological functions

### Biological processes (2)

- GO:0007186  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0007186)
- GO:0090263  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0090263)

### Cellular components (2)

- GO:0005886  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005886)
- GO:0032588  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0032588)

### Molecular functions (3)

- GO:0004888  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0004888)
- GO:0004930  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0004930)
- GO:0005515  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005515)

## Related records

### Trials (6)

- A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate Petosemtamab Compared With Investigator's Choice Monotherapy in Previously Treated Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients (LiGeR-HN2)
- A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate Petosemtamab Plus Pembrolizumab vs Pembrolizumab in First-line Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer (LiGeR - HN1)
- A Study of Bispecific Antibody MCLA-158 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
- Study of Petosemtamab Plus Chemotherapy Versus Cetuximab or Bevacizumab Plus Chemotherapy in RAS and BRAF Wild Type, Recurrent, Unresectable or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (LiGeR-CRC2)
- [Study of Petosemtamab Plus Chemotherapy Versus Cetuximab Plus Chemotherapy in RAS and BRAF Wild-type, Unresectable or Metastatic, Left-sided Colorectal Cancer (LiGeR-CRC1)](https://trialight.com/data/trial/study-of-petosemtamab-plus-chemotherapy-versus-cetuximab-964c0b27-9b27-451c-956a-7c117ada623b.md)
- Study to Investigate Petosemtamab in Adults With Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

### Drugs (1)

- [Petosemtamab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/petosemtamab-661ba63c-03d6-4a61-bfb8-83dbf0a9cf89.md)

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