Review Article

Unraveling the Molecular Nexus between GPCRs, ERS, and EMT

Table 2

Oncogenic GPCRs in cancer.

Phenotypes due to upregulationCancer type studied

GPCRs reported with oncogenic functions
 Leucine-rich repeat-containing GPCR4 (LGR4)Epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cancer stemness [17]Breast cancer
 Protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1)Tumor growth, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, invasion, metastasis, and cancer stemness [190192]
 G protein-coupled receptor GPR19Mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) [14]
 G protein-coupled estrogen receptor-1 (GPER)Cancer stemness [193]
 G protein-coupled receptor GPR55Metastasis [194]
 G protein-coupled receptor 56 (GPR56)Cell growth and epithelial-mesenchymal transition [16]Colorectal cancer
 G protein-coupled chemoattractant receptor formylpeptide receptor-2 (FPR2)Migration and proliferation, tumor growth [195]
 Lysophosphatidic acid receptor 6 (LPAR6)In vivo tumor growth [196]Liver cancer
 CC-chemokine receptor 10 (CCR10)Proliferation [197]
 G protein-coupled receptor GPR55Proliferation and tumor growth [198]Pancreatic cancer
 Leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor 4 (LGR4)Epithelial-mesenchymal transition and metastasis [199]Prostate cancer
 Lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 (LPAR1)Cell proliferation [200, 201]
 G protein-coupled receptor family C group 6 member A (GPRC6A)Tumor migration and invasion [202]
GPCR ligands as oncogenes and their cognate receptors
 R-spondins-G-coupled receptors LGR4/5/6Cell proliferation [203]Breast cancer, Colon cancer
 Estrogen-GPER1Proliferation, migration, and invasion [204]Breast cancer
 LPA-LPA receptorsCell proliferation [205], migration and invasion [206], migration and metastasis [207, 208], cell motility and invasion [209], metabolic shift and cancer-associated fibroblast phenotype [210], metastaticColon cancer, gastric cancer, ovarian cancer
 Angiotensin IIInvasion and migration [211], cancer stemness [212], proliferation and adhesion potential [213], migration and invasion [214], proliferation, migration, and tumor growth [215]Head and neck cancer, lung cancer, endometrial cancer, gastric cancer