GPR50, Official Symbol GPR50provided by HGNC Official Full Name G protein-coupled receptor 50provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:4506 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000102195 MIM:300207; AllianceGenome:HGNC:4506 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as H9; Mel1c Summary This gene product belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family. Even though this protein shares similarity with the melatonin receptors, it does not bind melatonin, however, it inhibits melatonin receptor 1A function through heterodimerization. Polymorphic variants of this gene have been associated with bipolar affective disorder in women. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2010] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs mouse all