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ReviewBiomolecules2020

Beta-Arrestins and Receptor Signaling in the Vascular Endothelium.

Claudia Lee, Gayathri Viswanathan, Issac Choi, Chanpreet Jassal, Taylor Kohlmann, Sudarshan Rajagopal

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Review in Biomolecules, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Beta arrestin 1 is a key regulator of pulmonary vascular tone.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  4. GPCR Biased Signaling in Cancer.Handbook of experimental pharmacology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Claudia LeeDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Gayathri ViswanathanMedical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Issac ChoiMedical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Chanpreet JassalCollege of Arts and Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Taylor KohlmannTrinity College of Arts and Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
Sudarshan RajagopalDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Duke University · USDuke Medical Center · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The vascular endothelium is the innermost layer of blood vessels and is a key regulator of vascular tone. Endothelial function is controlled by receptor signaling through G protein-coupled receptors, receptor tyrosine kinases and receptor serine-threonine kinases. The β-arrestins, multifunctional adapter proteins, have the potential to regulate all of these receptor families, although it is unclear as to whether they serve to integrate signaling across all of these different axes. Notably, the β-arrestins have been shown to regulate signaling by a number of receptors important in endothelial function, such as chemokine receptors and receptors for vasoactive substances such as angiotensin II, endothelin-1 and prostaglandins. β-arrestin-mediated signaling pathways have been shown to play central roles in pathways that control vasodilation, cell proliferation, migration, and immune function. At this time, the physiological impact of this signaling has not been studied in detail, but a deeper understanding of it could lead to the development of novel therapies for the treatment of vascular disease.

Indexed as

beta-ArrestinsBlood VesselsEndothelium, VascularHumansReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledSignal Transductionbeta-ArrestinsReceptors, G-Protein-Coupledbeta-arrestinchemokine receptorsG protein-coupled receptorreceptor serine-threonine kinases, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR)receptor tyrosine kinasestype II bone morphogenetic protein receptor (BMPR-II)

Identifiers

PMID33374806
PMCPMC7824595
OpenAlexW3117717540

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