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ArticleTrends in pharmacological sciences2025

Beyond G protein and arrestin: GRK2-biased β₂AR signaling.

Ren-Lei Ji, Zhe Wang, Jean J Zhao

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Article in Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ren-Lei JiDepartment of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Zhe WangDepartment of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Jean J ZhaoDepartment of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA. Electronic address: jean_zhao@dfci.harvard.edu.

Funding

Tissue and Pathology CoreP50CA168504 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI LEIF W ELLISEN, NANCY U LIN · 2013 to 2026
$30.1M
Targeting WEE1 in uterine serous or p53-mutated uterine cancerP01CA269021 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI Panagiotis Konstantinopoulos, Joyce Liu · 2024 to 2026
$11.8M
Integrating targeted therapy and immunotherapy to break through cancerR35CA210057 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI Jean Zhao · 2016 to 2026
$10.8M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA269021NCI NIH HHS P50 CA168504NCI NIH HHS R35 CA210057
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biased G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling is reshaping drug discovery by enabling pathway-selective drug action. Recent work by Motso et al. identified GPCR kinase 2 (GRK2) as a non-canonical transducer, independent of G proteins or β-arrestins, redefining the biased signaling landscape and highlighting GRK2 as a novel therapeutic target for selective modulation of GPCR-driven metabolic responses.

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G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2AnimalsGTP-Binding ProteinsHumansSignal TransductionG-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2GRK2 protein, humanGTP-Binding ProteinsReceptors, Adrenergic, beta-2biased agonismdiabetesprecision pharmacology

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PMID40752997
PMCPMC12321243

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