Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-4-2021
Abstract
Agonist activation of G protein-coupled receptors promotes sequential interaction of the receptor with heterotrimeric G proteins, G protein-coupled receptor kinases (GRKs), and arrestins. GRKs play a central role in mediating the switch from G protein to arrestin interaction and thereby control processes such as receptor desensitization and trafficking and arrestin-mediated signaling. In this review, I provide a historical perspective on some of the early studies that identified the family of GRKs with a primary focus on the non-visual GRKs. These studies included identification, purification, and cloning of the β-adrenergic receptor kinase in the mid- to late-1980s and subsequent cloning and characterization of additional members of the GRK family. This helped to lay the groundwork for ensuing work focused on understanding the structure and function of these important enzymes.
Recommended Citation
Benovic, Jeffrey L, "Historical Perspective of the G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase Family." (2021). Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty Papers. Paper 183.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/bmpfp/183
Creative Commons License
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PubMed ID
33806476
Language
English
Comments
This article is the author's final published version in Cells, Volume 10, Issue 3, March 2021.
The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10030555.
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