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. 2007 Sep 26;3:357–370.

Table 1..

GPCR groups of the rhodopsin family used in this study. Adapted from Joost and Methner (2002).

GPCR group Receptor ligand types
group 1 CC chemokines
group 2a CXC chemokines
group 2b duffy
group 3 angiotensin, apelin, bradykinin
group 4 opioids, neuropeptide B, nociceptin, somatostatin
group 5 galanin, melanin-concentrating hormone, kisspeptin, leukotriene-B4, somatostatin, urotensin
group 6a cholecystokinin, gastrin, neuropeptide FF, orexin
group 6b gonadotrophin-releasing hormone, vasopressin
group 6c orphan
group 7a bombesin, endolethin, gastrin-releasing peptide, neuromedin B
group 7b growth hormone secretagogue, neuromedin U, neurotensin, motilin, thyrotropin-releasing hormone
group 8a anaphylatoxin, lipoxin A4, N-formyl peptide
group 8b mas
group 9a substance-P, substance K, neuromedin K
group 9b prolactin-releasing peptide, melatonin, neuropeptide Y, prokineticin
group 10 follitropin, thyrotropin, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, lutropinchoriogonadotropic
group 11 lipids, proprionate, short chain fatty acids, nicotinic acid, ATP
group 12 UDP-glucose, ADP, platelet activating factor
group 13 adrenocorticotropic hormone, cannnabinoid, sphingosine 1-phosphate, lysophosphatidic acid, sphingolipid, melanotropin
group 14 prostaglandin, prostacyclin, thromboxane
group 15 lysophosphatidylcholine, psychosine, thrombin, proteinase
group 16 opsins, peropsin
group 17 5-hydroxytryptamine, adrenergic, dopamine, histamine H2
group 18a muscarinic acetylocholine, histamine, H2
group 18b adenosine
groups18c-i orphan
group 19 5-hydroxytryptamine