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. 2006 May-Jun;17(4):159-65.

doi: 10.1016/j.tem.2006.03.008. Epub 2006 Apr 3.

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GRKs and beta-arrestins: roles in receptor silencing, trafficking and signaling

Eric Reiter et al. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2006 May-Jun.

Abstract

Stimulation of cell-surface seven-transmembrane receptors (7TMRs) elicits biological responses to a wide range of extracellular signals, including many hormones. Classically, heterotrimeric GTP-binding proteins (G proteins) are recruited to the activated conformation of 7TMRs. Only two other families of protein have this remarkable characteristic: G-protein-coupled receptor kinases and beta-arrestins. These two protein families have long been known to have a central and coordinated role in the "desensitization" of G protein activation by 7TMRs. In addition, G-protein-coupled receptor kinases and beta-arrestins are involved in an increasing number of interactions with non-receptor proteins, broadening the variety of their cellular functions. These newly appreciated attributes of these two families of protein highlight their unique ability to coordinate the various aspects of 7TMR functions.

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