TABLE 3

Pharmacology of MAS-related G protein–coupled receptors A

MRGPRA subfamily members that have been assigned to a ligand are listed. All data were generated after recombinant MRGPR expression.

ReceptorLigandEC50ReadoutSystemReference
nM
mMRGPRA1FMRFamide20calciumHEK293-Gα15Dong et al., 2001
NPFF200calciumHEK293-Gα15Dong et al., 2001
hβ-Salusin300calciumHEK293Wang et al., 2006b
chloroquine300,000calciumHEK293Liu et al., 2009
mMRGPRA4NPAF60calciumHEK293-Gα15Dong et al., 2001
mMRGPRA3chloroquine27,000calciumHEK293Liu et al., 2009
rMRGPRAchloroquineN.D.calciummDRG neuronsLiu et al., 2009
adenine3cAMP inhibitionCHOBender et al., 2002
60GTPγSCHOBender et al., 2002
  • GTPγS, guanosine 5′-3-O-(thio)triphosphate; N.D., not determined; r, rat; m, mouse.