GPR65 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human GPR65 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 14q31.3 and is approximately 10 kb in length. This allele, which encodes psychosine receptor protein, is involved in binding to psychosine, glucosylsphingosine and sphingosylphosphorylcholine. Overexpression of this gene is associated with malignant lipid droplet accumulation and tumor progression.

**Synonyms:** - G Protein-Coupled Receptor 65 wt Allele - T-Cell Death-Associated Gene 8 - TDAG8 - hTDAG8