Dopamine receptor D1
BE0000020ProteinHumansDRD1
G protein-coupled receptor for dopamine, a catecholamine neurotransmitter hormone that functions as the brain's 'reward chemical', driving motivation, reinforcement learning and pleasure (PubMed:11500503, PubMed:33571431, PubMed:33571432, PubMed:33750903, PubMed:34083522, PubMed:35676276, PubMed:35687690, PubMed:37221270). It is acted on by 56 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- DRD1
- UniProtKB entry
- P21728Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Postsynaptic cell membrane
- Residues / weight
- 446 residues · 49,293 Da
- Also known as
- D(1A) dopamine receptor · Dopamine D1 receptor
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 08, 2026
Which approved drugs act on Dopamine receptor D1, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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