G protein-coupled receptors: a century of research and discovery

S Liu, PJ Anderson, S Rajagopal, RJ Lefkowitz… - Circulation …, 2024 - ahajournals.org
GPCRs (G protein-coupled receptors), also known as 7 transmembrane domain receptors,
are the largest receptor family in the human genome, with≈ 800 members. GPCRs regulate …

cAMP signaling: a remarkably regional affair

A Bock, R Irannejad, JD Scott - Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 2024 - cell.com
Louis Pasteur once famously said 'in the fields of observation chance favors only the
prepared mind'. Much of chance is being in the right place at the right time. This is …

Emerging modes of regulation of neuromodulatory G protein-coupled receptors

AJ Gonzalez-Hernandez, H Munguba, J Levitz - Trends in Neurosciences, 2024 - cell.com
In the nervous system, G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) control neuronal excitability,
synaptic transmission, synaptic plasticity, and, ultimately, behavior through spatiotemporally …

Nanodomain cAMP signaling in cardiac pathophysiology: potential for develo** targeted therapeutic interventions

M Zaccolo, D Kovanich - Physiological reviews, 2025 - journals.physiology.org
The 3′, 5′-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) mediates the effects of sympathetic
stimulation on the rate and strength of cardiac contraction. Beyond this pivotal role, in …

Subcellular activation of β-adrenergic receptors using a spatially restricted antagonist

F Liccardo, J Morstein, TY Lin, J Pampel… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Gprotein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) regulate several physiological and pathological
processes and represent the target of approximately 30% of Food and Drug Administration …

Functional consequences of spatial, temporal and ligand bias of G protein-coupled receptors

AD Tóth, G Turu, L Hunyady - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2024 - nature.com
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) regulate every aspect of kidney function by mediating
the effects of various endogenous and exogenous substances. A key concept in GPCR …

[HTML][HTML] From membrane to nucleus: A three-wave hypothesis of cAMP signaling

A Pizzoni, X Zhang, DL Altschuler - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
For many decades, our understanding of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) activity and
cyclic AMP (cAMP) signaling was limited exclusively to the plasma membrane. However, a …

[HTML][HTML] Free fatty acids and free fatty acid receptors: role in regulating arterial function

F Yu, B Zong, L Ji, P Sun, D Jia, R Wang - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The metabolic network's primary sources of free fatty acids (FFAs) are long-and medium-
chain fatty acids of triglyceride origin and short-chain fatty acids produced by intestinal …

Investigating G-protein coupled receptor signalling with light-emitting biosensors

A Demby, M Zaccolo - Frontiers in Physiology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the most frequent target of currently approved
drugs and play a central role in both physiological and pathophysiological processes …

The role of compartmentalized β‐AR/cAMP signaling in the regulation of lipolysis in white and brown adipocytes

KA De Jong, S Siddig, A Pfeifer… - The FEBS …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
White and brown adipocytes are central mediators of lipid metabolism and thermogenesis,
respectively. Their function is tightly regulated by all three β‐adrenergic receptor (β‐AR) …