LPAR3

Lysophosphatidic acid receptor 3 also known as LPA3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LPAR3 gene. LPA3 is a G protein-coupled receptor that binds the lipid signaling molecule lysophosphatidic acid (LPA).

Function
This gene encodes a member of the G protein-coupled receptor family, as well as the EDG family of proteins. This protein functions as a cellular receptor for lysophosphatidic acid and mediates lysophosphatidic acid-evoked calcium mobilization. This receptor couples predominantly to G(q/11) alpha proteins.

Paralogues

 * LPAR1
 * LPAR2
 * S1PR1
 * S1PR3
 * S1PR4
 * S1PR2
 * S1PR5
 * CNR1
 * GPR3
 * MC5R
 * GPR6
 * GPR12
 * MC4R
 * CNR2
 * MC3R
 * MC1R
 * MC2R
 * GPR119