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<scene name='72/721536/Class_b_receptor/1'>Human glucagon class B G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)</scene>, also known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretin_receptor_family secretin-like receptors], are a subfamily of the more well known class A ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodopsin-like_receptors rhodopsin-like]) glucagon receptor family<ref name="Intro">PMID: 24359917</ref> . Located in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver liver], class B glucagon receptors (GCGRs) are activated by the binding of the hormonal peptide [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucagon glucagon] which leads to the release of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucose glucose] into the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circulatory_system bloodstream] and plays an essential role in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sugar_regulation glucose homeostasis]. Class B GCGRs are composed of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver seven transmembrane domain] (7TM) and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver extracellular domain] (ECD) that are of vital importance in glucagon binding. In comparison, class A vs. class B glucagon receptors share less than fifteen percent sequence homology, but both share this 7TM which is a primary area of comparison between the two <ref name="Intro">PMID: 24359917</ref>. The understanding of class A family of GCGRs structure-function mechanism has made great progress over the past few years, but understanding of class B has fallen behind.