The glucagon receptor is a member of the glucagon receptor family that also includes GLP-1, GLP-2, secretin, GHRH and GIP receptors. The glucagon receptor regulates blood glucose levels and is predominantly expressed in the pancreas, liver and kidneys.
Glucagon Receptor Agonists |
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Cat. No. | Product Name / Activity |
6927 | Glucagon (Human, Porcine) |
Endogenous glucagon receptor agonist | |
Glucagon Receptor Antagonists |
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Cat. No. | Product Name / Activity |
2216 | des-His1-[Glu9]-Glucagon (1-29) amide |
Glucagon receptor antagonist | |
2311 | L-168,049 |
Potent, orally active human glucagon receptor antagonist | |
Glucagon Receptor Modulators |
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Cat. No. | Product Name / Activity |
6807 | NNC 0640 |
Negative allosteric modulator of glucagon and GLP-1 receptors | |
Other |
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Cat. No. | Product Name / Activity |
2094 | Oxyntomodulin (porcine, bovine) |
Endogenous gut peptide; modulates feeding and metabolism |
The glucagon receptor is a member of the glucagon receptor family that also includes GLP-1, GLP-2, secretin, GHRH and GIP receptors. The glucagon receptor regulates blood glucose levels via control of hepatic glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis, and via regulation of insulin release from the β-cells of pancreatic islets.
The glucagon receptor is predominantly expressed in the pancreas, liver and kidneys, but is also found to a lesser extent in the heart, adipose tissue, spleen, thymus and adrenal glands. The human glucagon receptor gene is localized on chromosome 17q25.
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Written by Sonia Tucci, Lynsay Kobelis and Tim Kirkham, this review provides a synopsis of the increasing number of peptides that have been implicated in appetite regulation and energy homeostasis; putative roles of the major peptides are outlined and compounds available from Tocris are listed.