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ReviewNature structural & molecular biology2018

Structure and dynamics of GPCR signaling complexes.

Daniel Hilger, Matthieu Masureel, Brian K Kobilka

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Review in Nature structural & molecular biology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 510 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

510 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Daniel HilgerDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Matthieu MasureelDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Brian K KobilkaDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA. kobilka@stanford.edu.

Funding

Structure and dynamics of G protein coupled receptor-G protein complexesR01GM083118 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI KOBILKA, BRIAN K, SKINIOTIS, GEORGIOS · 2008 to 2023
$8.3M
THE MECHANISM OF BETA2 ADRENOCEPTOR ACTIVATIONR01NS028471 · NINDS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI KOBILKA, BRIAN K · 1990 to 2021
$6.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM083118NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS028471
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) relay numerous extracellular signals by triggering intracellular signaling through coupling with G proteins and arrestins. Recent breakthroughs in the structural determination of GPCRs and GPCR-transducer complexes represent important steps toward deciphering GPCR signal transduction at a molecular level. A full understanding of the molecular basis of GPCR-mediated signaling requires elucidation of the dynamics of receptors and their transducer complexes as well as their energy landscapes and conformational transition rates. Here, we summarize current insights into the structural plasticity of GPCR-G-protein and GPCR-arrestin complexes that underlies the regulation of the receptor's intracellular signaling profile.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAllosteric SiteAnimalsbeta-ArrestinsElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyGTP-Binding ProteinsHumansLigandsProtein BindingProtein DomainsProtein Structure, SecondaryReceptors, G-Protein-Coupledbeta-ArrestinsGTP-Binding ProteinsLigandsReceptors, G-Protein-Coupled

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PMID29323277
PMCPMC6535338

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