Regulation of G protein-coupled receptors by palmitoylation and cholesterol

Due to their membrane location, G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are subject to regulation by soluble and integral membrane proteins as well as membrane components, including lipids and sterols. GPCRs also undergo a variety of post-translational modifications, including palmitoylation. A recent a...

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Autores principales: Goddard, Alan D, Watts, Anthony
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3307485/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22429402
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-10-27
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Sumario:Due to their membrane location, G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are subject to regulation by soluble and integral membrane proteins as well as membrane components, including lipids and sterols. GPCRs also undergo a variety of post-translational modifications, including palmitoylation. A recent article by Zheng et al. in BMC Cell Biology demonstrates cooperative roles for receptor palmitoylation and cholesterol binding in GPCR dimerization and G protein coupling, underlining the complex regulation of these receptors. See research article http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2121/13/6

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