A novel calcitonin receptor-like protein of 461 amino acids with seven
putative transmembrane domains has been identified through molecular
cloning in a cDNA library of the human cerebellum. 91% and 56% of the
amino acids are identical in a rat orphan calcitonin receptor-like seq
uence and the human calcitonin receptor, respectively. 5.2 kb mRNA is
predominantly expressed in the lung, heart and kidney. Specific bindin
g of I-125-labeled salmon calcitonin and human calcitonin gene-related
peptide-I to COS-7 cells transiently transfected with the receptor cD
NA was less then 0.5%. Cellular cAMP accumulation was indistinguishabl
e in cDNA transfected and non-transfected control COS-7 and renal tubu
lar cells from the American opossum stimulated with human and salmon c
alcitonin, human calcitonin gene-related peptide-I and -II, human amyl
in, human adrenomedullin, lizard helodermin, salmon stanniocalcin and
chicken parathyroid hormone-related protein. The receptor-like protein
whose ligand remains to be discovered belongs to the family of recept
ors of calcitonin, parathyroid hormone, secretin, vasointestinal pepti
de and pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide. (C) 1995 Ac
ademic Press, Inc.