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# PTGIR

ENSG00000160013

Target class

GPCR

Chromosome

19

Approved drugs

7

Clinical candidates (approved and in development)

9

## Clinical evidence

**Approved drugs**

7

**Clinical candidates (approved and in development)**

9

## Druggability

**Chemical probe available**

Yes

## Names

**Other names**

- IP

**Target name**

PTGIR

**Gene name**

Prostaglandin I2 receptor

**Gene symbol**

PTGIR

**Protein name**

Prostacyclin receptor (Prostaglandin I2 receptor) (PGI receptor) (PGI2 receptor) (Prostanoid IP receptor)

## Classification

**Gene biotype**

Protein coding

**Gene family**

Prostaglandin receptors

**Target class**

GPCR

**Target type**

Human gene

## Expression and localisation

**Tissues expressed in**

40

**Highest tissue expression**

111.94

**Tissue specificity (Gini)**

0.675

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.929

## Pathways and interactions

**KEGG gene identifiers**

- hsa:5739

**Protein interaction confidence**

0.85025

**Protein interaction partners**

4

### Reactome pathways (3)

- R-HSA-391908
- R-HSA-392851
- R-HSA-418555

## Genomic location

**End position**

46625534

**Start position**

46618550

**Chromosome**

19

**Strand**

Reverse

## Identifiers

**Ensembl gene ID**

ENSG00000160013

**HGNC ID**

HGNC:9602

Source: [www.genenames.org](https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc%5Fid/HGNC:9602)

**NCBI Gene ID**

5739

**UniProt ID**

P43119

## Cellular location

- Cell membrane
- Multi-pass membrane protein.

## Tissue expression

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.929435

**Expression inequality (Gini)**

0.674692

### Highest expression

Expression in transcripts per million

**Artery - Aorta**

111.94

**Lung**

55.86

**Artery - Coronary**

55.18

**Artery - Tibial**

38.86

**Thyroid**

25.83

### All tissues (54)

Expression in transcripts per million

- Artery - Aorta111.94
- Lung55.86
- Artery - Coronary55.18
- Artery - Tibial38.86
- Thyroid25.83
- Cells - Cultured fibroblasts18.55
- Heart - Atrial Appendage18.4
- Adipose - Visceral (Omentum)15.35
- Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes13.22
- Spleen11.27
- Kidney - Medulla10.47
- Fallopian Tube9.87
- Kidney - Cortex9.76
- Adipose - Subcutaneous9.26
- Cervix - Ectocervix9.09
- Nerve - Tibial8.29
- Esophagus - Gastroesophageal Junction7.25
- Cervix - Endocervix6.64
- Vagina6.6
- Adrenal Gland6.46
- Esophagus - Muscularis6.4
- Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum6.04
- Uterus5.85
- Colon - Sigmoid5.46
- Breast - Mammary Tissue5.21

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

## Biological functions

### Biological processes (4)

- GO:0007187  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0007187)
- GO:0007189  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0007189)
- GO:0007267  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0007267)
- GO:0048662  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0048662)

### Cellular components (2)

- GO:0005829  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005829)
- GO:0005886  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005886)

### Molecular functions (2)

- GO:0005085  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005085)
- GO:0005515  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005515)

## Related records

### Trials (299)

- A 48-week Study of the Effect of Dual Therapy (Inhaled Treprostinil and Tadafafil) Versus Monotherapy (Tadalafil).
- A Bioavailability Study Comparing Treprostinil Diethanolamine Oral Tablets and Oral Solution in Healthy Volunteers
- A Clinical Study of to Confirm the Doses of Selexipag in Children With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- A Clinical Study to Assess the Effect of Clopidogrel on the Pharmacokinetics of Selexipag and Its Active Metabolite in Healthy Male Subjects
- A Clinical Study to Investigate the Effect of Gemfibrozil or Rifampicin on Blood Concentrations of Selexipag in Healthy Subjects
- A Dose Response Study of UT-15C SR in Patients With Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension
- A Multinational, Multicenter, Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of BPS-314d-MR in Subjects With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Currently Receiving Treatment With an Endothelin Receptor Antagonist and/or a Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitor
- A Pharmacokinetic Study of TRK-100STP in Japanese Patients With Renal Impairment
- A Pharmacokinetic Substudy of the TDE-PH-304 Protocol
- A Phase 3 Adaptive Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Inhaled Treprostinil in Participants With Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) Due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy L606 in Participants With PH-ILD
- A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of L606 in Subjects With PAH or PH-ILD
- A Safety/Efficacy Study of Alprostadil Liposomes for Injection to Treat Lower Extremity Arteriosclerosis Obliterans
- A Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Ralinepag to Improve Treatment Outcomes in PAH Patients
- A Study Evaluating the Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Ralinepag in Subjects With PAH Via an Open-Label Extension
- A Study in Participants With Sarcoidosis-associated Pulmonary Hypertension (SAPH) to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Selexipag
- A Study of a Mean Pulmonary Artery Pressure-Targeted Approach With Early and Rapid Treprostinil Therapy to Reverse Right Ventricular Remodeling in Participants With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- A Study of Infusion Site Pain After Infusion of Excipients in Participants With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
- A Study of Inhaled Treprostinil (LIQ861) in Adults With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Transitioning From Oral Selexipag
- A Study of Ralinepag in Healthy Chinese Adult Subjects

### Drugs (17)

- Alprostadil
- Beraprost
- Cicaprost
- Epoprostenol Prostanoid IP receptor agonist
- Epoprostenol sodium Prostanoid IP receptor agonist
- Esuberaprost Prostanoid IP receptor agonist
- Esuberaprost potassium Prostanoid IP receptor agonist
- Esuberaprost sodium Prostanoid IP receptor agonist
- Iloprost Prostanoid IP receptor agonist
- Iloprost tromethamine Prostanoid IP receptor agonist
- Laselipag
- Ralinepag Prostanoid IP receptor agonist
- Selexipag Prostanoid IP receptor agonist
- Taprostene
- [Treprostinil](https://trialight.com/data/asset/treprostinil-002fe1ce-a63f-4f2b-9562-6cbff048a970.md) Prostanoid IP receptor agonist
- Treprostinil diolamine Prostanoid IP receptor agonist
- Treprostinil sodium Prostanoid IP receptor agonist

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