Laboratory for GPCR Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2012 Aug;33(8):423-31. doi: 10.1016/j.tips.2012.05.004. Epub 2012 Jun 16.
The classical model of arrestin-mediated desensitization of cell-surface G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is thought to be universal. However, this paradigm is incompatible with recent reports that the parathyroid hormone (PTH) receptor (PTHR), a crucial GPCR for bone and mineral ion metabolism, sustains G(S) activity and continues to generate cAMP for prolonged periods after ligand washout; during these periods the receptor is observed mainly in endosomes, associated with the bound ligand, G(S) and β-arrestins. In this review we discuss possible molecular mechanisms underlying sustained signaling by the PTHR, including modes of signal generation and attenuation within endosomes, as well as the biological relevance of such non-canonical signaling.
细胞表面 G 蛋白偶联受体 (GPCR) 的经典抑制素介导脱敏模型被认为是普遍存在的。然而,这一范例与最近的研究结果相矛盾,即甲状旁腺激素 (PTH) 受体 (PTHR) 是骨和矿物质离子代谢的关键 GPCR,它在配体洗脱后持续维持 G(S) 活性并继续产生 cAMP 延长时间;在这些时期,受体主要存在于与结合配体、G(S) 和β抑制素相关的内体中。在这篇综述中,我们讨论了 PTHR 持续信号转导的可能分子机制,包括内体中信号产生和衰减的模式,以及这种非典型信号转导的生物学相关性。