Keeping the Signals Fresh

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Sci. STKE, 27 May 2003
Vol. 2003, Issue 184, p. tw204
[DOI: 10.1126/stke.2003.184.tw204]

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STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY Keeping the Signals Fresh

For cells to remain responsive to stimuli such as light or odor, activated G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) must be rapidly desensitized. G protein-coupled receptor kinases (GRKs) play a role in regulating G protein signaling by interacting both with GPCRs and with heterotrimeric G proteins. Lodowski et al. have determined the structure of GRK2 complexed to G protein ß ${gamma}$ subunits (Gß ${gamma}$ ). The three signaling domains of GRK2 act together to recruit GRK2 to the membrane and orient it to facilitate phosphorylation of GPCRs. This orientation would allow GRK2 to simultaneously bind the GPCR and Gß ${gamma}$ and G ${alpha}$ subunits and to provide a mechanism for efficient attenuation of heterotrimeric G protein signaling.

D. T. Lodowski, J. A. Pitcher, W. D. Capel, R. J. Lefkowitz, J. J. G. Tesmer, Keeping G proteins at bay: A complex between G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 and Gß ${gamma}$ . Science 300, 1256-1262 (2003). [Abstract] [Full Text]

Citation: Keeping the Signals Fresh. Sci. STKE 2003, tw204 (2003).

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RESEARCH ARTICLES Keeping G Proteins at Bay: A Complex Between G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2 and Gß ${gamma}$: David T. Lodowski, Julie A. Pitcher, W. Darrell Capel, Robert J. Lefkowitz, and John J. G. Tesmer (23 May 2003)
Science 300 (5623), 1256. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1082348]
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