Xiao B, Tu J C, Worley P F
Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2000 Jun;10(3):370-4. doi: 10.1016/s0959-4388(00)00087-8.
The proteins of the Homer family bind to proline-rich sequences in group I metabotropic glutamate receptors, inositol trisphosphate receptors, ryanodine receptors, and Shank family proteins. Homer proteins also self associate and function as adaptors to couple interacting proteins. Recent observations indicate a role for Homer complexes in signal transduction, synaptogenesis and receptor trafficking.
荷马家族的蛋白质与I型代谢型谷氨酸受体、肌醇三磷酸受体、兰尼碱受体和Shank家族蛋白质中富含脯氨酸的序列结合。荷马蛋白也能自我结合,并作为衔接蛋白来连接相互作用的蛋白质。最近的观察结果表明,荷马复合体在信号转导、突触形成和受体运输中发挥作用。