Receptor for prokineticin 1. Exclusively coupled to the G(q) subclass of heteromeric G proteins. Activation leads to mobilization of calcium, stimulation of phosphoinositide turnover and activation of p44/p42 mitogen-activated protein kinase. May play a role during early pregnancy.
The present study demonstrates that eg-vegf/prokineticin 1 and a peptide closely related to eg-vegf, prokineticin 2, are cognate ligands of two orphan g-protein-coupled receptors designated zaq (=eg-vegf/pk-r1) and i5e (=eg-vegf/pk-r2)