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ArticleBiomolecules2021

The Open Question of How GPCRs Interact with GPCR Kinases (GRKs).

M Claire Cato, Yu-Chen Yen, Charnelle J Francis, Kaely E Elkins, Afzaal Shareef, Rachel Sterne-Marr, John J G Tesmer

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Article in Biomolecules, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. GRK2 in cardiovascular disease and its potential as a therapeutic target.Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology · 2022
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  8. Differential Regulation of GPCRs-Are GRK Expression Levels the Key?Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

M Claire CatoLife Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3063-3891
Yu-Chen YenDepartments of Biological Sciences and Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4308-9167
Charnelle J FrancisBiology Department, Siena College, Loudonville, NY 12211, USA.
Kaely E ElkinsBiology Department, Siena College, Loudonville, NY 12211, USA.
Afzaal ShareefDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Siena College, Loudonville, NY 12211, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5621-8151
Rachel Sterne-MarrBiology Department, Siena College, Loudonville, NY 12211, USA.
John J G TesmerDepartments of Biological Sciences and Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1125-3727
Siena College · USPurdue University West Lafayette · USUniversity of Michigan · US

Funding

Structure, function, and inhibition of G protein-coupled receptor kinasesR01HL071818 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN · PI TESMER, JOHN · 2004 to 2023
$7.1M
Regulation of the metastasis promoting chemokine receptor ACKR3 by GPCR kinases, Gβγ and arrestinsR01CA254402 · NCI · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI HANDEL, TRACY M, TESMER, JOHN · 2020 to 2024
$3.2M
GPCR - Linked RhoGEFs in Tumor Growth and MetastasisR01CA221289 · NCI · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI TESMER, JOHN · 2018 to 2022
$1.9M
National Science Foundation MCB0744739NCI NIH HHS R01 CA221289NCI NIH HHS R01 CA254402NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL071818
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), which regulate a vast number of eukaryotic processes, are desensitized by various mechanisms but, most importantly, by the GPCR kinases (GRKs). Ever since GRKs were first identified, investigators have sought to determine which structural features of GRKs are used to select for the agonist-bound states of GPCRs and how this binding event in turn enhances GRK catalytic activity. Despite a wealth of molecular information from high-resolution crystal structures of GRKs, the mechanisms driving activation have remained elusive, in part because the GRK N-terminus and active site tether region, previously proposed to serve as a receptor docking site and to be key to kinase domain closure, are often disordered or adopt inconsistent conformations. However, two recent studies have implicated other regions of GRKs as being involved in direct interactions with active GPCRs. Atomic resolution structures of GPCR-GRK complexes would help refine these models but are, so far, lacking. Here, we assess three distinct models for how GRKs recognize activated GPCRs, discuss limitations in the approaches used to generate them, and then experimentally test a hypothetical GPCR interaction site in GRK2 suggested by the two newest models.

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Protein DomainsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBinding SitesChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsG-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2HEK293 CellsHumansModels, MolecularPhosphorylationProtein BindingReceptors, Adrenergic, beta-2Receptors, G-Protein-CoupledSequence Homology, Amino AcidG-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2GRK2 protein, humanReceptors, Adrenergic, beta-2Receptors, G-Protein-CoupledallosterycomplexesG protein-coupled receptorG protein-coupled receptor kinasemodelsphosphorylationprotein structure

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PMID33802765
PMCPMC8002388
OpenAlexW3138819644

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