Aged G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 3 (Grk3)-Deficient Mice Exhibit Enhanced Osteoclastogenesis and Develop Bone Lesions Analogous to Human Paget’s Disease of Bone [PDF]
Cells, 2023 Paget’s Disease of Bone (PDB) is a metabolic bone disease that is characterized by dysregulated osteoclast function leading to focal abnormalities of bone remodeling. It can lead to pain, fracture, and bone deformity. G protein-coupled receptor kinase 3 (
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G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2 as Novel Therapeutic Target in Fibrotic Diseases [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2), an important subtype of GRKs, specifically phosphorylates agonist-activated G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).
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The Hypertension Related Gene G-Protein Coupled Receptor Kinase 4 Contributes to Breast Cancer Proliferation [PDF]
Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research, 2021 Purpose: Clinical studies have shown that breast cancer risk is increased in hypertensive women. The underlying molecular mechanism remains undetermined. The current study tests our hypothesis that G protein coupled receptor kinase 4 (GRK4) is a molecule
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Aldosterone Jeopardizes Myocardial Insulin and β-Adrenergic Receptor Signaling via G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2 [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2019 Hyperaldosteronism alters cardiac function, inducing adverse left ventricle (LV) remodeling either via increased fibrosis deposition, mitochondrial dysfunction, or both.
Alessandro Cannavo +16 more
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The Regulator of G Protein Signaling Homologous Domain of G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2 Mediates Short-Term Desensitization of β3-Adrenergic Receptor [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020 G protein coupled receptor (GPCR) kinases (GRKs) are key regulators of GPCR signaling. Canonical mechanism of GPCR desensitization involves receptor phosphorylation by GRKs followed by arrestin recruitment and uncoupling from heterotrimeric G protein ...
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Quantitative proteomics assay reveals G protein-coupled receptor kinase 4-induced HepG2 cell growth inhibition [PDF]
HeliyonBackground and aim: To investigate the biological effects and putative biological mechanism of G protein-coupled receptor kinase 4 (GRK4) on HepG2 cells.
Yunxiu Luo, Jing Yang, Yan Wang
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G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 promotes flaviviridae entry and replication. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012 Flaviviruses cause a wide range of severe diseases ranging from encephalitis to hemorrhagic fever. Discovery of host factors that regulate the fate of flaviviruses in infected cells could provide insight into the molecular mechanisms of infection and ...
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Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2022 Ethanolamine-containing alkenyl ether glycerophospholipids, plasmalogens, are major cell membrane components of mammalian cells that activate membrane protein receptors such as ion transporters and G-protein coupled receptors.
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G protein receptor kinase type 2: A novel target in cardiovascular drug development [PDF]
Hospital Pharmacology, 2014 In spite of significant advancement in pharmacotherapy, heart failure remains one of the main causes of death worldwide. The existing treatment of heart failure prolongs life span by slowing down the pathological process but does not induce heart healing.
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eLife, 2015 Rod photoreceptors generate measurable responses to single-photon activation of individual molecules of the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), rhodopsin.
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