The diverse roles of arrestin scaffolds in G protein–coupled receptor signaling

YK Peterson, LM Luttrell, MC Michel - Pharmacological reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The visual/β-arrestins, a small family of proteins originally described for their role in the
desensitization and intracellular trafficking of G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs), have …

GPCR desensitization: Acute and prolonged phases

S Rajagopal, SK Shenoy - Cellular signalling, 2018 - Elsevier
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) transduce a wide array of extracellular signals and
regulate virtually every aspect of physiology. While GPCR signaling is essential …

Dual role of mitochondria in producing melatonin and driving GPCR signaling to block cytochrome c release

Y Suofu, W Li, FG Jean-Alphonse… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are classically characterized as cell-surface receptors
transmitting extracellular signals into cells. Here we show that central components of a …

Lack of beta-arrestin signaling in the absence of active G proteins

M Grundmann, N Merten, D Malfacini, A Inoue… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
G protein-independent, arrestin-dependent signaling is a paradigm that broadens the
signaling scope of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) beyond G proteins for numerous …

GPCR-G protein-β-arrestin super-complex mediates sustained G protein signaling

ARB Thomsen, B Plouffe, TJ Cahill, AK Shukla… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Classically, G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) stimulation promotes G protein signaling at
the plasma membrane, followed by rapid β-arrestin-mediated desensitization and receptor …

Cardiac contraction and relaxation are regulated by distinct subcellular cAMP pools

TY Lin, QN Mai, H Zhang, E Wilson, HC Chien… - Nature chemical …, 2024 - nature.com
Cells interpret a variety of signals through G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and
stimulate the generation of second messengers such as cyclic adenosine monophosphate …

Distinct conformations of GPCR–β-arrestin complexes mediate desensitization, signaling, and endocytosis

TJ Cahill III, ARB Thomsen… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
β-Arrestins (βarrs) interact with G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) to desensitize G
protein signaling, to initiate signaling on their own, and to mediate receptor endocytosis …

G protein–coupled receptor signaling: new insights define cellular nanodomains

MJ Lohse, A Bock, M Zaccolo - Annual Review of Pharmacology …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
G protein–coupled receptors are the largest and pharmacologically most important receptor
family and are involved in the regulation of most cell functions. Most of them reside …

Biased receptor signaling in drug discovery

T Kenakin, EL Barker - Pharmacological reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
A great deal of experimental evidence suggests that ligands can stabilize different receptor
active states that go on to interact with cellular signaling proteins to form a range of different …

Structure of the vasopressin hormone–V2 receptor–β-arrestin1 ternary complex

J Bous, A Fouillen, H Orcel, S Trapani, X Cong… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Arrestins interact with G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) to stop G protein activation and
to initiate key signaling pathways. Recent structural studies shed light on the molecular …