GPR44

G protein-coupled receptor 44 (GPR44) is a human is_associated_with::protein. GPR44 has also been designated as CD294 (is_associated_with::cluster of differentiation 294).

GPR44 has recently been found to belong to the prostanoid receptor family and named DP2, with this becoming the official is_associated_with::IUPHAR nomenclature.

GPR44 has recently been found when activated by elevated level of prostaglandin D2 (PGD2), it could inhibit hair growth. This suggests the PGD2-GPR44 pathway as a potential target for bald treatment. A particularly promising compound for blocking the PGD2-GPR44 pathway is a compound known as TM-30089, which exhibits a "functional insurmountability" of PGD2 expression.