The calcium-sensing receptor (CaR), a member of G proteincoupled receptor family C, regulates systemic calcium homeostasis by activating G q -and G i -linked signaling in the parathyroid, kidney, and intestine. CaR is ubiquitinated by the E3 ligase dorfin and degraded via the endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation pathway (Huang, Y., Niwa, J., Sobue, G., and Breitwieser, G. E.