IUPHAR would like to announce a third update of its extensive GPCR receptor database that is freely accessible online at http://www.iuphar-db.org.

The database now contains detailed information on 166 G Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) classified into 58 receptor families.

New receptor families include:

Glycoprotein hormone receptors
Orexin receptors
Platelet-activating factor receptor
Prokineticin receptors
Prolactin-releasing peptide receptor
Relaxin family peptide receptors
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptor
G protein-coupled bile acid receptor

Information on the following receptor families has been comprehensively revised and updated:

5-HT receptors
Adenosine receptors
Chemokine receptors

The database interface has also received a major overhaul and now provides:

Improved user navigation
Links to HUGO, RGD, MGI
Enhanced ligand display
Bespoke search facility
'Latest News' page showing recent ligand/receptor pairings

The Database Team
International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
School of Biomedical Sciences
The University of Edinburgh
1 George Square
Edinburgh
UK
EH8 9JZ
Tel: 0131 650 9858
Email: curators@iuphar-db.org

08-JUN-2006