Kobilka Brian K
Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Biochim Biophys Acta. 2007 Apr;1768(4):794-807. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.10.021. Epub 2006 Nov 15.
G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are remarkably versatile signaling molecules. The members of this large family of membrane proteins are activated by a spectrum of structurally diverse ligands, and have been shown to modulate the activity of different signaling pathways in a ligand specific manner. In this manuscript I will review what is known about the structure and mechanism of activation of GPCRs focusing primarily on two model systems, rhodopsin and the beta(2) adrenoceptor.
G蛋白偶联受体(GPCRs)是极为多功能的信号分子。这个大家族的膜蛋白成员可被一系列结构多样的配体激活,并已证明能以配体特异性的方式调节不同信号通路的活性。在本论文中,我将主要围绕视紫红质和β2肾上腺素能受体这两个模型系统,综述关于GPCRs激活的结构和机制的已知信息。