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. 2012 Apr 27;5(5):417–446. doi: 10.3390/ph5050417

Table 2.

Examples of GPCRs coupling to certain G Protein subclasses (Gi, Gs and Gq).

G Protein Receptor Subtypes References
Gi protein Chemokine Receptor [82]
Opioid Receptor [83]
Somatostatin Receptor [84]
Neuropeptide Y Receptor [85]
Melatonin Receptor [86]
Cannabinoid Receptor [87]
Sphingosine-1-phosphate Receptor [88]
Histamine Receptor [87]
5-hydroxytryptamine [89]
Dopamine Receptor [87]
Muscarinic Receptor [90,91]
Formyl-methionyl peptide Receptor [92]
Gs protein Vasopressin receptor 2 [87]
Adrenoceptors [93]
Prostaglandin E receptor subtypes [94]
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor subtypes [89]
Melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor [95]
Melanocortin receptor subtypes [96]
Relaxin receptor subtypes [97]
Adenosine receptor [98]
Gq protein Vasopressin receptor subtypes (V1a and V1b) [87,99]
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes [90]
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor [100]
P2Y purinoceptor subtypes [101,102]
Bradykinin receptor subtypes [103]
Oxytocin receptors subtypes [99]
Gastrin/cholecystokinin type B receptor [104]
Neuromedin U Receptor subtypes [105]
Neurotensin Receptor [106]
Gi/s proteins Glycoprotein hormone receptors [107]
β-Adrenoceptors [108,109]
Gi/q proteins Platelet activating factor receptor [87]
Sphingolipid (S1P3)/Lysophospholipid receptor (LPA2) [81]
Galanin receptor 2 [110]
Endothelin B [111]
Gq/s proteins Calcitonin Receptor [112]
Parathyroid hormone receptor [113]
Cholecystokinin-Areceptor [87]
Gq/i/s proteins Prostaglandin E3 receptor [94]
Thyrotropin receptor [107]
Luteinizing hormone receptor [87]
Lysophospholipid receptor subtypes [114,115]

Data presented in this table has been generated from the following references [81,87,116,117,118].