Literature associating GPR143 and oculocutaneous albinism type IA
GPR143 [ENSP00000417161]
G-protein coupled receptor 143; Receptor for tyrosine, L-DOPA and dopamine. After binding to L-DOPA, stimulates Ca(2+) influx into the cytoplasm, increases secretion of the neurotrophic factor SERPINF1 and relocalizes beta arrestin at the plasma membrane; this ligand-dependent signaling occurs through a G(q)-mediated pathway in melanocytic cells. Its activity is mediated by G proteins which activate the phosphoinositide signaling pathway. Plays also a role as an intracellular G protein-coupled receptor involved in melanosome biogenesis, organization and transport. ECO:0000269|PubMed:18697795, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18828673,
Synonyms: GPR143, GPR143p, hGPR143, C9J9N1, H7BZN6 ...