Function
GPR143 is a receptor for tyrosine, L-DOPA, and dopamine. Upon binding to L-DOPA, it stimulates calcium influx into the cytoplasm, increases the secretion of the neurotrophic factor SERPINF1, and relocalizes beta arrestin at the plasma membrane. This ligand-dependent signaling occurs through a G(q)-mediated pathway in melanocytic cells. Its activity is mediated by G proteins, which activate the phosphoinositide signaling pathway. GPR143 also plays a role as an intracellular G protein-coupled receptor involved in melanosome biogenesis, organization, and transport.