Gene Review:
Gcgr - glucagon receptor
Mus musculus
Synonyms:
GL-R, GR, Glucagon receptor
- Lower blood glucose, hyperglucagonemia, and pancreatic alpha cell hyperplasia in glucagon receptor knockout mice. Gelling, R.W., Du, X.Q., Dichmann, D.S., Romer, J., Huang, H., Cui, L., Obici, S., Tang, B., Holst, J.J., Fledelius, C., Johansen, P.B., Rossetti, L., Jelicks, L.A., Serup, P., Nishimura, E., Charron, M.J. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2003)
- Glucagon receptor knockout mice are resistant to diet-induced obesity and streptozotocin-mediated beta cell loss and hyperglycaemia. Conarello, S.L., Jiang, G., Mu, J., Li, Z., Woods, J., Zycband, E., Ronan, J., Liu, F., Roy, R.S., Zhu, L., Charron, M.J., Zhang, B.B. Diabetologia (2007)
- Hypoglycemia leads to age-related loss of vision. Umino, Y., Everhart, D., Solessio, E., Cusato, K., Pan, J.C., Nguyen, T.H., Brown, E.T., Hafler, R., Frio, B.A., Knox, B.E., Engbretson, G.A., Haeri, M., Cui, L., Glenn, A.S., Charron, M.J., Barlow, R.B. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2006)
- Hormone receptor modulates the regulatory component of adenylyl cyclase by reducing its requirement for Mg2+ and enhancing its extent of activation by guanine nucleotides. Iyengar, R., Birnbaumer, L. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1982)
- Divergent tissue-specific and developmental expression of receptors for glucagon and glucagon-like peptide-1 in the mouse. Campos, R.V., Lee, Y.C., Drucker, D.J. Endocrinology (1994)
- Cloning and sequence analysis of the murine glucagon receptor-encoding gene. Burcelin, R., Li, J., Charron, M.J. Gene (1995)
- Reduction in glucagon receptor expression by an antisense oligonucleotide ameliorates diabetic syndrome in db/db mice. Liang, Y., Osborne, M.C., Monia, B.P., Bhanot, S., Gaarde, W.A., Reed, C., She, P., Jetton, T.L., Demarest, K.T. Diabetes (2004)
- Characterization of an enhancer element in the proximal promoter of the mouse glucagon receptor gene. Geiger, A., Salazar, G., Le Cam, A., Kervran, A. Biochim. Biophys. Acta (2001)
- Glucagon Receptor Knockout Mice Display Increased Insulin Sensitivity and Impaired {beta}-Cell Function. S??rensen, H., Winzell, M.S., Brand, C.L., Fosgerau, K., Gelling, R.W., Nishimura, E., Ahren, B. Diabetes (2006)
- Glycemic control in mice with targeted disruption of the glucagon receptor gene. Parker, J.C., Andrews, K.M., Allen, M.R., Stock, J.L., McNeish, J.D. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (2002)
- Ablation of the glucagon receptor gene increases fetal lethality and produces alterations in islet development and maturation. Vuguin, P.M., Kedees, M.H., Cui, L., Guz, Y., Gelling, R.W., Nejathaim, M., Charron, M.J., Teitelman, G. Endocrinology (2006)
- Oxyntomodulin increases intrinsic heart rate in mice independent of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor. Sowden, G.L., Drucker, D.J., Weinshenker, D., Swoap, S.J. Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol. (2007)