Constitutive activity of G-protein-coupled receptors: cause of disease and common property of wild-type receptors

R Seifert, K Wenzel-Seifert - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of …, 2002 - Springer
The aim of this review is to provide a systematic overview on constitutively active G-protein-
coupled receptors (GPCRs), a rapidly evolving area in signal transduction research. We will …

H1‐antihistamines: inverse agonism, anti‐inflammatory actions and cardiac effects

R Leurs, MK Church… - Clinical & Experimental …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
This review addresses novel concepts of histamine H1‐receptor function and attempts to
relate them to the anti‐inflammatory effects of H1‐antihistamines. Furthermore, the …

Dancing to the tune of chemokines

M Thelen - Nature immunology, 2001 - nature.com
Since their discovery 13 years ago, chemokines have emerged as the most important
regulators of leukocyte trafficking. On target cells, chemokines bind to seven-transmembrane …

G-protein-coupled receptor oligomerization and its potential for drug discovery

SR George, BF O'Dowd, SP Lee - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2002 - nature.com
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) represent by far the largest class of targets for modern
drugs. Virtually all therapeutics that are directed towards GPCRs have been designed using …

Increased AT1 receptor heterodimers in preeclampsia mediate enhanced angiotensin II responsiveness

S AbdAlla, H Lother, A el Massiery, U Quitterer - Nature medicine, 2001 - nature.com
Several examples of functional G-protein–coupled receptor heterodimers have been
identified. However, it is not known whether receptor heterodimerization is involved in the …

AT1-receptor heterodimers show enhanced G-protein activation and altered receptor sequestration

S AbdAlla, H Lother, U Quitterer - Nature, 2000 - nature.com
The vasopressor angiotensin II regulates vascular contractility and blood pressure through
binding to type 1 angiotensin II receptors (AT1; refs,). Bradykinin, a vasodepressor, is a …

Emerging role of homo-and heterodimerization in G-protein-coupled receptor biosynthesis and maturation

S Bulenger, S Marullo, M Bouvier - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2005 - cell.com
The idea that G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) can function as dimers is now generally
accepted. Although an increasing amount of data suggests that dimers represent the basic …

Subtypes of the somatostatin receptor assemble as functional homo-and heterodimers

M Rocheville, DC Lange, U Kumar, R Sasi… - Journal of Biological …, 2000 - ASBMB
The existence of receptor dimers has been proposed for several G protein-coupled
receptors. However, the question of whether G protein-coupled receptor dimers are …

Homodimerization of the β2-adrenergic receptor as a prerequisite for cell surface targeting

A Salahpour, S Angers, JF Mercier, M Lagacé… - Journal of Biological …, 2004 - ASBMB
Although homodimerization has been demonstrated for a large number of G protein-coupled
receptors (GPCRs), no general role has been attributed to this process. Because it is known …

G-protein-coupled receptor dimerization: modulation of receptor function

CD Rios, BA Jordan, I Gomes, LA Devi - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2001 - Elsevier
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) comprise the largest family of transmembrane
receptors in the human genome that respond to a plethora of signals, including …