Motilin receptor is aG protein-coupled receptor (previously GPCR38)[3][4][5] that bindsmotilin.[6][7] It was first cloned in 1999 by Merck Laboratories.[8] and scientists have since been searching for compounds to modify its behavior.[9]
Theprimary structure of the motilin receptor consists of 412 amino acids,[8] while itstertiary structure resembles a golf club.[10] The proteinC-terminal protein protects from enzymatic degradation, while the N-terminal is essential for binding.[10]
The primary function of the motilin receptor is to contract gastricsmooth muscle during phase III of themigrating motor complex (MMC).[8] In this final phase of the MMC, N-type motilin receptors in the distal antral pump of the stomach are activated.[11] This causes contraction of the gastric smooth muscle, sieving food into the small intestine, and priming the stomach for the next meal.[12]
Motilin is an intestinalpeptide that stimulates the contraction of gastric smooth muscle via the motilin receptor.[8] It is produced by enteroendocrine cells in the proximal small intestine[3][13] and secreted cyclically.[14] Motilin mimetics could be used to increasegastric motility in patients withgastroparesis e.g., constipation-predominantirritable bowel syndrome.[15] However, none of the candidate drugs that have been tested so far have made it to market.[4][16]
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