Dated: Jan 25, 2022
Publication Name: Nature Communications
Citations : Heterotrimeric Gq proteins act as a switch for GRK5/6 selectivity underlying β-arrestin transducer bias
Signaling-biased ligands acting on G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) differentially activate heterotrimeric G proteins and β-arrestins. Although a wealth of structural knowledge about signaling bias at the GPCR level exists (preferential engagement of a specific transducer), little is known about the bias at the transducer level (different functions mediated by a single transducer), partly due to a poor understanding of GPCR kinase (GRK)-mediated GPCR phosphorylation. Here, we reveal a unique role of the Gq heterotrimer as a determinant for GRK-subtype selectivity that regulates subsequent β-arrestin conformation and function.
Contributors: Kouki Kawakami, Masataka Yanagawa, Suzune Hiratsuka, Misaki Yoshida, Yuki Ono, Michio Hiroshima, Masahiro Ueda, Junken Aoki, Yasushi Sako & Asuka Inoue