Heteromerization of G Protein-Coupled Receptors: Relevance to Neurological Disorders and Neurotherapeutics
| Autor: | Stuart C. Sealfon, Javier González-Maeso, Laura Albizu, José L. Moreno |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Neurological disorder Disease Biology Models Biological Article Receptors G-Protein-Coupled Drug Delivery Systems Drug Discovery medicine Animals Humans Receptor media_common G protein-coupled receptor Pharmacology Drug discovery General Neuroscience Addiction Brain Receptor Cross-Talk medicine.disease Nervous System Diseases Protein Multimerization Signal transduction Neuroscience Signal Transduction |
| Zdroj: | CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets. 9:636-650 |
| ISSN: | 1871-5273 |
| Popis: | Because G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are numerous, widely expressed and involved in major physiological responses, they represent a relevant therapeutic target for drug discovery, particularly regarding pharmacological treatments of neurological disorders. Among the biological phenomena regulating receptor function, GPCR heteromerization is an important emerging area of interest and investigation. There is increasing evidence showing that heteromerization contributes to the pharmacological heterogeneity of GPCRs by modulating receptor ontogeny, activation and recycling. Although in many cases the physiological relevance of receptor heteromerization has not been fully established, the unique pharmacological and functional properties of heteromers are likely to lead to new strategies in clinical medicine. This review describes the main GPCR heteromers and their implications for major neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia and addiction. A better understanding of molecular mechanisms underlying drug interactions related to the targeting of receptor heteromers could provide more specific and efficient therapeutic agents for the treatment of brain diseases. |
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