Studies on the very large G protein-coupled receptor: from initial discovery to determining its role in sensorineural deafness in higher animals.

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The very large G protein-coupled receptor 1 (VLGRI), also known as MASS1 or GPR98, is most notable among the family of adhesion-GPCR for its size. Encoded by an 18.9 kb open reading frame, the approximately 700 kDa primary translation product is by far the largest GPCR and additionally, the largest cell surface protein known to date. The large ectodomain of the protein contains several repeated motifs, including...

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